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borax

/ˈbɔːræks/ /ˈboʊræks/

Meanings
noun

硼砂，月石砂

A white or gray/grey crystalline salt, with a slight alkaline taste, used as a flux, in soldering metals, making enamels, fixing colors/colours on porcelain, and as a soap, etc.

Examples :

"The artist used borax to fix the colors on the porcelain doll's dress. "
这位艺术家用硼砂来固定瓷娃娃裙子上的颜色。
compound substance material chemistry industry

Related Words

Illustration apartment

apartment noun

/əˈpɑːt.mənt/ /əˈpɑɹt.mənt/

公寓，住宅，单元房。

"My sister found a small apartment near the university for her first year of college. "

我妹妹在大学附近找到了一个小公寓，作为她大学第一年的住所。

Illustration particleboard

particleboard noun

/ˈpɑːrtɪkl̩bɔːrd/ /ˈpɑːrtɪkəlˌbɔːrd/

刨花板，碎料板

"The inexpensive bookshelf was made of particleboard, which is why it wobbled when loaded with heavy books. "

那个便宜的书架是用刨花板做的，所以放满重书的时候会摇晃。

Illustration anhydrous

anhydrous adjective

/ænˈhaɪdrəs/ /ˈænˌhaɪdrəs/

无水的，干燥的

"The recipe called for anhydrous milk powder because regular milk would spoil without refrigeration. "

这个食谱要求使用无水奶粉，因为普通牛奶在没有冷藏的情况下容易变质。

Illustration detergent

detergent adjective

/dɪˈtɜːdʒənt/

清洁的, 去污的

"Apply the cleansing cream to your skin."

把这种清洁霜涂在你的皮肤上.

Illustration attributive

attributive noun

/ə.ˈtɹɪ.bju.tɪv/

修饰语，定语。

"In "this big house," "big" is an attributive, while in "this house is big," it is a predicative."

在“这栋大房子”里，“大”是一个修饰语（定语），而在“这栋房子很大”里，“大”是一个表语。

Illustration sometimes

sometimes adjective

/ˈsʌmtaɪmz/

以前的，之前的。

"My sometimes neighbor, a retired teacher, still visits the school occasionally. "

我以前的邻居，一位退休教师，偶尔还会去学校看看。

Illustration furniture

furniture noun

/ˈfɜːnɪtʃə/ /ˈfɝnɪtʃɚ/

家具，陈设。

"A chair is furniture. Sofas are also furniture."

椅子是家具。沙发也是家具。

Illustration industrial

industrial noun

/ɪnˈdʌstɹɪəl/

工人，产业工人

"My grandfather was a skilled industrial during the 1950s. "

我爷爷在二十世纪五十年代是一位技术娴熟的产业工人。

Illustration crystalline

crystalline noun

/ˈkɹɪst.əl.aɪn/

结晶体，晶体。

"The jeweler carefully inspected each crystalline before setting it in the ring. "

珠宝匠在将每颗晶体镶嵌到戒指上之前，都仔细地检查了一遍。

Illustration porcelain

porcelain noun

/ˈpoːslɘn/ /ˈpɔːsəlɪn/ /ˈpɔɹslɪn/

菝葜, 金刚藤

"The botanist studied the porcelain plant, a vine common in the forests of eastern China. "

那位植物学家研究了菝葜这种植物，一种在中国东部森林里很常见的藤蔓。

Illustration molecules

molecules noun

/ˈmɑːlɪkjuːlz/ /ˈmɒlɪkjuːlz/

分子

"Hydrogen chloride is a diatomic molecule, consisting of a hydrogen atom and a chlorine atom."

氯化氢是双原子分子，它由一个氢原子和一个氯原子构成。

Illustration soldering

soldering verb

/ˈsɑdəɹɪŋ/ /ˈsəʊld(ə)ɹɪŋ/

焊接，锡焊

"The electrician was soldering the wires together to repair the faulty light fixture. "

电工正在用锡焊焊接电线，以修理那个坏了的灯具。