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traction

美音:[´trækʃən ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
英音:[´trækʃən ]点这儿播放单词英音发声
n.牵引

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traction为短语/超纲词汇

词形变化:

形容词:tractional

词根

tract,treat=to draw(拉曳)

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traction


/'trækʃn; `trækʃən/
n [U]
1 (power used in) pulling sth along a surface (在物体平面上的)牵引, 拖拉, 牵引力, 拉力
*electric/steam traction 电力[蒸汽]牵引.
2 (medical 医) treatment involving a continuous pull on a limb, etc (对肢体等的)牵引
*She's injured her back and is in traction for a month. 她背部受伤, 正在作一个月的牵引治疗.
3 ability of a tyre or wheel to grip the ground without sliding (轮胎或车轮对地面的)附着摩擦力
*Winter tyres give increased traction in mud or snow. 使用冬季专用车胎在泥地或雪地上可增加附着摩擦力.

traction


n[U]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Medieval Latin;Origin: tractio, from Latin trahere 'to pull']
the process of treating a broken bone with special medical equipment that pulls it
in traction
 He was in traction (=receiving this kind of treatment) for weeks after the accident.
the force that prevents something such as a wheel sliding on a surface
 The tires were bald (=completely worn) and lost traction on the wet road.
the type of power needed to make a vehicle move, or to pull a heavy load