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meltdown

/ˈmɛltdaʊn/

Meanings
noun

堆芯熔毁， 核泄漏。

Severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping.

Examples :

"Four years have passed since the meltdown at the Chernobyl nuclear plant, but the grim legacy of the Soviet catastrophe is still unfolding. https//web.archive.org/web/20041130094534/http://www.time.com/time/daily/chernobyl/chernobyl.index.html"
切尔诺贝利核电站堆芯熔毁已经过去四年了，但这场苏联灾难的可怕后果仍在显现。
energy disaster technology science environment physics industry

Related Words

Illustration financial

financial adjective

/faɪˈnænʃəl/

金融的，财政的

"The financial situation at home has improved since my uncle started his new job. "

自从我叔叔开始新工作后，家里的经济状况就好转了。

Illustration nuclear

nuclear noun

/ˈn(j)ukliɚ/ /ˈnjuː.klɪə/ /ˈn(j)ukjəlɚ/

核能，原子能

"The new power plant will use nuclear energy to generate electricity. "

这座新电厂将使用核能来发电。

Illustration overheating

overheating verb

/ˌoʊvərˈhiːtɪŋ/ /ˌoʊvɚˈhiːtɪŋ/

过热，升温过度

"The computer started overheating after I played video games for six hours straight. "

我连续玩了六个小时电子游戏后，电脑就开始过热了。

Illustration resulting

resulting verb

/ɹɪˈzʌltɪŋ/

产生，造成。

"The lack of sleep resulted in a poor performance on the math test. "

缺乏睡眠导致了数学考试的糟糕表现。

Illustration catastrophe

catastrophe noun

/kəˈtæstɹəfi/

灾难，浩劫。

"The earthquake that destroyed the city was a complete catastrophe. "

摧毁那座城市的地震是一场彻底的灾难。

Illustration favorite

favorite noun

/ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/

最爱，宠儿

"My favorite book is the one about space exploration. "

我最喜欢的书是那本关于太空探索的。

Illustration situation

situation noun

/sɪtjuːˈeɪʃən/

情况，局面。

"The United States is in an awkward situation with debt default looming."

由于债务违约的阴影迫在眉睫，美国正处于一个尴尬的局面。

Illustration radiation

radiation noun

/ɹaɪ.di.ˈaɪ.ʃən/

辐射，放射。

"heat radiation"

热辐射 (Rè fúshè)

Illustration revealed

revealed verb

/ɹəˈviːld/

揭示，显露。

"The magician revealed the rabbit from under his hat, surprising the audience. "

魔术师从帽子底下揭示出了兔子，让观众们感到很惊讶。

Illustration unfolding

unfolding verb

/ʌnˈfoʊldɪŋ/

展开，打开

"to unfold a map; to unfold a tablecloth; she unpacks the new dress and unfolds it carefully"

她打开新裙子，小心地把它展开。

Illustration escaping

escaping verb

/əsˈkeɪpɪŋ/

逃脱，逃离。

"The factory was evacuated after toxic gases escaped from a pipe."

工厂在有毒气体从管道中泄漏并逃逸后被疏散了。

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experienced verb

/ɪkˈspɪə.ɹɪənst/ /ɪkˈspɪɹ.i.ənst/

经历，体验。

"I experienced a lot of new things during my summer vacation. "

我暑假期间体验了很多新鲜事物。