rheostat

/ˈɹiːəstæt/

Meanings

noun

可变电阻器，变阻器

An electrical resistor, with two terminals, whose resistance is continuously variable by moving a knob or slider.

Examples :

"I used a rheostat to dim the lights in my room, turning the knob until the brightness was just right. "

我用一个可变电阻器（变阻器）来调暗房间里的灯光，转动旋钮直到亮度正好合适。

Related Words

variable noun

/ˈvɛəɹ.i.ə.bl̩/ /ˈvæɹ.i.ə.bl̩/

变量，变数.

"The amount of time it takes to finish my homework is a variable; sometimes it takes me an hour, other times it takes much longer. "

完成我的作业所需的时间是一个变量，有时我需要一个小时，有时则需要更长的时间。

resistance noun

/ɹɪˈzɪstəns/

抵抗，阻力

"the resistance of bacteria to certain antibiotics"

细菌对某些抗生素的抵抗力

continuously adverb

/kənˈtɪnjuəsli/

连续地，不断地。

"The river continuously flows to the sea, it will never pause to let us cross on dry land."

这条河流不停地流向大海，永远不会停下来让我们在旱地上穿过。

whose pronoun

/huːz/

谁的

"Several people have lost their suitcases. Whose have you found?"

好几个人都丢了行李箱，你找到的是谁的？

resistor noun

/ɹɪˈzɪstə/ /ɹɪˈzɪstɚ/

抵抗者，反抗者

"During the occupation, many brave people acted as resistors, hiding refugees and sabotaging enemy supplies. "

在被占领期间，许多勇敢的人充当抵抗者，他们藏匿难民，破坏敌人的补给。

brightness noun

/ˈbɹaɪtnəs/

明亮，亮度，光明

"The brightness of the classroom light made it easy to see the teacher's notes. "

教室灯光的亮度让看清老师的笔记变得很容易。

electrical noun

/ɪˈlɛktɹɪkəl/

电气工程师，电机工程师

"My brother is a talented electrical. "

我弟弟是个很有才华的电气工程师。

lights noun

/laɪts/

光，光线。

"As you can see, this spacious dining-room gets a lot of light in the mornings."

正如你所见，这间宽敞的餐厅早上能照进很多阳光。

turning verb

[ˈtɜː.nɪŋ] [ˈtɝ.nɪŋ]

转弯, 拐弯

"The car was turning left at the intersection. "

汽车正在路口左转。

slider noun

/ˈslaɪdɚ/

滑梯

"The long, red slide was great fun for the kids."

那条长长的红色滑梯孩子们玩得可开心了。

terminals noun

/ˈtɜːrmɪnlz/ /ˈtɜːrmənəlz/

航站楼，候机楼。

"The airport has three terminals, so make sure you know which one your flight leaves from. "

机场有三个航站楼，所以一定要搞清楚你的航班是从哪个航站楼起飞。

moving verb

/ˈmuːvɪŋ/

移动，搬动

"A ship moves rapidly."

一艘船快速地移动。