atomizer

/ˈætəmaɪzə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈætəmaɪzər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈa-tə-ˌmī-zər/ (ame, mw)

atomizer — noun

  • atomizersingular
  • atomizersplural

1. a small container or tool with a narrow opening that pushes a liquid, for exampl

1.名詞B2
釋義

a small container or tool with a narrow opening that pushes a liquid, for example perfume, paint, or medicine, through a tiny hole to create a cloud of fine droplets

例句

Amelia filled the atomizer with rose water and sprayed a little onto her pillow before bed.

filled the atomizer with

The gardener used an atomizer to send a fine mist of water across the young plants.

fine mist of water

同義詞
  • spray bottle

    more general; a spray bottle can have a trigger or pump, while an atomizer typically has a fine nozzle that produces a very fine mist

  • sprayer

    more informal and broader in meaning; any device that sprays liquid

  • mister

    specifically a device that creates a very fine mist, often used for plants or for cooling

文法句型

a(n) + atomizer + of + [liquid]

fill/use/adjust + an/the atomizer

用法筆記

An atomizer usually works by mechanical pumping, not by heat — a device that uses heat to turn liquid into vapour is a vaporizer, not an atomizer.

常見錯誤

❌She bought a vaporizer for her perfume.
✅She bought an atomizer for her perfume.
💡a vaporizer uses heat to create vapour; an atomizer uses a nozzle to create a mist.