asbestos
美音:
[æs´bestəs
]英音:
[æs´bestəs
]n.石棉
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asbestos为短语/超纲词汇
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形容词:asbestine
asbestos
/æs'bestɒs, also əz'bestəs; æs`bɛstəs/
n [U] soft fibrous grey mineral substance that can be made into fireproof material or used for heat insulation 石棉(柔软的灰色纤维状矿物, 可用以制造耐火材料或用以隔热).
asbestos
n[U]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin;Origin:Greek, 'lime (= type of white powder which, when water is added to it, seems to burn)', from asbestos 'that cannot be put out', from sbennynai 'to put out a fire']
a grey mineral that does not burn easily, that was used in the past as a building material or in protective clothing