gasify

IPA/ˈɡæs.ɪ.faɪ/
KK[ɡˌæsəfˌaɪ]IPA/ˈɡæs.ə.faɪ/

gasify — verb

  • gasifypresent simple I / you / we / they
  • gasifies3rd person singular
  • gasifying-ing form
  • gasifiedpast simple

1. to heat solid materials such as coal, wood, or plant waste in a controlled proce

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

to heat solid materials such as coal, wood, or plant waste in a controlled process so that they become a gas that can be burned for fuel or energy

例句

A new factory in northern India will gasify coal to produce electricity for nearby villages.

gasify + noun phrase for energy production

Researchers are developing cheaper ways to gasify agricultural waste such as rice husks.

gasify + noun phrase (waste material as object)

文法句型

gasify + noun phrase (solid carbon-based material)

用法筆記

Common in energy-industry writing. The subject is normally an industrial facility, a company, or a research group; the object is a solid carbon-based material such as coal, wood, or crop waste. Frequently used in the passive: 'The waste is gasified to produce syngas.'

常見錯誤

❌The water gasified when I boiled it.
✅The water turned into steam when I boiled it.
💡'gasify' refers to a specific industrial conversion process, not everyday boiling or vaporisation.