incinerator

/ɪnˈsɪnəreɪtə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪnˈsɪnəreɪtər/ (ame, ipa) · /in-ˈsi-nə-ˌrā-tər/ (ame, mw)

incinerator — noun

  • incineratorsingular
  • incineratorsplural

1. a machine or structure designed to burn unwanted materials, especially waste, at

1.名詞B2
釋義

a machine or structure designed to burn unwanted materials, especially waste, at very high temperatures so that they are reduced to ash and gases

例句

Emeka loaded the old wooden pallets into the industrial incinerator behind the warehouse.

adjective + incinerator (industrial, hospital, waste)

The new hospital incinerator safely destroyed all contaminated bandages and syringes this morning.

同義詞
  • furnace

    a broader term for any very hot enclosed fire; an incinerator is a furnace built specifically for waste

  • burner

    less formal and less specific; a burner may be part of a stove or boiler, not necessarily for waste

文法句型

[adjective] incinerator

incinerator + verb (burns / destroys)

用法筆記

Often used with a preceding noun or adjective specifying what kind of waste is burned, as in 'hospital incinerator', 'waste incinerator', or 'industrial incinerator'.

常見錯誤

❌Please put the trash in the incinerate.
✅Please put the trash in the incinerator.
💡'incinerate' is a verb; the device is an 'incinerator'.