disintegrator

IPA/dˌɪsˈɪntɪɡɹˌeɪtə/
IPA/dˌɪsˈɪntᵻɡɹˌeɪɾɚ/

disintegrator — noun

1. a machine or device that breaks a material into small pieces or fine powder

1.名詞C2
釋義

a machine or device that breaks a material into small pieces or fine powder

例句

The lab tested a new disintegrator on old paint and plaster.

test a disintegrator on + material

Engineers built a disintegrator that turned roof tiles into powder.

disintegrator that turns + solid into powder

同義詞
  • crusher

    best when the material is broken by heavy pressure

  • shredder

    used when a machine cuts material into strips or small pieces

  • pulverizer

    more technical and more specific for reducing something to fine powder

反義詞
  • binder

    holds loose material together instead of breaking it apart

  • stabilizer

    keeps a material from breaking down or separating

文法句型

a disintegrator for + material

run/use a disintegrator on + material

用法筆記

Usually names a machine used in industrial, farm, or lab settings. Writers often choose a more specific word such as crusher, shredder, or pulverizer when they want to show exactly how the material is being broken.

常見錯誤

❌The factory bought a disintegrate for the waste room.
✅The factory bought a disintegrator for the waste room.
💡disintegrate is the verb; disintegrator is the thing that does the breaking.
❌We used the disintegrator to glue the sand together.
✅We used the disintegrator to break the sand clumps apart.
💡a disintegrator separates material instead of holding it together.