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shutoff

/ˈʃʌtˌɔf/ /ˈʃʌtˌɑf/

Meanings
noun

截止阀，停止阀

A valve used to turn off something.

Examples :

"The fire raged for hours because they were unable to reach the shutoff for the gas line."
大火烧了好几个小时，因为他们没能找到煤气管道的截止阀。
device utility technical machine part

Related Words

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

东西，事物

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

我朋友告诉我盒子里有东西，但我还不知道那是什么。

Illustration unable

unable adjective

/ʌnˈeɪbəl/

不能，无法。

"Are you unable to mind your own business or something?"

你是管不好你自己的事吗，还是怎么了？

Illustration because

because adverb

/bɪˈkɒz/ /biˈkɔz/

因为，由于。

"I went to the park because the weather was nice. "

因为天气很好，所以我去了公园。

Illustration hours

hours noun

/ˈaʊɚz/ /ˈaʊə(ɹ)z/

小时，钟头

"I spent an hour at lunch."

我午饭花了一个小时。

Illustration warned

warned verb

/wɔːnd/ /wɔɹnd/

警告，告诫

"The teacher warned the students about the upcoming test. "

老师警告学生们要小心即将到来的考试。

Illustration impending

impending verb

/ɪmˈpɛndɪŋ/

迫在眉睫，逼近。

"The dark clouds impending over the city threatened a sudden downpour. "

笼罩在城市上空的乌云压顶，预示着一场突如其来的暴雨。

Illustration turning

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。

Illustration valve

valve noun

/ˈvælv/

阀门，活门。

"The water valve needs to be turned off to prevent a leak. "

为了防止漏水，需要关掉那个水阀。

Illustration raged

raged verb

/reɪdʒd/

狂怒，暴怒。

"My brother raged when he found out he failed his history test. "

得知历史考试不及格后，我弟弟气得暴跳如雷。

Illustration letter

letter noun

/-ɾə(ɹ)/ /ˈlɛtə(ɹ)/ /-ɾɚ/

字母，文字。

"There are twenty-six letters in the English alphabet."

英语字母表里有二十六个字母。

Illustration promptly

promptly adverb

/ˈpɹɒmptli/ /ˈpɹɑmptli/

立即，迅速地

"The teacher promptly returned the graded papers, so the students could see their scores. "

老师迅速地把改好的试卷发了回来，学生们马上就能看到自己的分数了。

Illustration payment

payment noun

/ˈpeɪmənt/

付款，支付.

"The payment for the new shoes was made with a credit card. "

买这双新鞋的付款是用信用卡支付的。