| [/ˈsɪlɪndə(r); ˋsɪlɪndɚ/] n 用法:
1 (a) (geometry 几) solid or hollow curved body with circular ends and straight sides 圆柱, （圆）柱体（实心或空心）; 柱面. =>illus at cube 见cube之插图.
(b) thing shaped like this 圆柱状物:
The string is wound round a cardboard cylinder. 线缠绕在纸筒上. *
the cylinder of a revolver, ie the part in which the cartridges are placed 左轮手枪的旋转弹膛. 用法:
2 cylinder-shaped hollow part inside which the piston moves in an engine （发动机的）汽缸:
a six-cylinder engine/car 六缸发动机[六缸发动机汽车]. =>illus at piston 见piston之插图. 用法:
3 (idm 习语) working/firing on all `cylinders (infml) (operating) with full power or effort 开足马力; 竭尽全力:
The office is working on all cylinders to get the job finished. 办公室人员正在竭尽全力争取把这工作干完. |