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clinker

UK //ˈklɪŋkə//US //ˈklɪŋkər//

词源

源自荷兰语 'klinkaerd'(意为 '硬砖'),与 'clink'(叮当声)相关,可能指烧结物碰撞时发出的声音。

noun

❶ 指水泥生产过程中烧结形成的硬块,通常呈灰黑色,质地坚硬且多孔。

“The factory produces tons of clinker every day.”

(这家工厂每天生产数吨熟料。)

“Clinker is an intermediate product in cement manufacturing.”

(熟料是水泥制造过程中的中间产物。)

❶ 指燃烧后残留的熔渣或炉渣,常见于燃煤锅炉或垃圾焚烧炉中。

“The coal furnace produced a lot of clinker that needed to be removed.”

(燃煤炉产生了大量需要清除的熔渣。)

“Clinker can sometimes clog the bottom of the boiler.”

(熔渣有时会堵塞锅炉的底部。)

同义词:slag, cinder, residue

verb

❶ 指在高温下烧结或熔结成块,通常用于描述材料在窑炉中的变化过程。

“The raw materials will clinker at high temperatures in the kiln.”

(原材料将在窑内高温下烧结成块。)

“If the temperature is too high, the coal may clinker and cause problems.”

(如果温度过高,煤可能会烧结并导致问题。)

同义词:fuse, agglomerate, sinter

常见短语

clinker brick — 一种表面有玻璃化熔渣纹理的砖块,因其独特外观常用于装饰性建筑。

“The old factory was built with distinctive clinker bricks.”

(这座老工厂是用独特的熔渣砖建造的。)