nuclear-powered

nuclear-powered — adjective

1. describes a machine, vehicle, or device that produces its energy from nuclear re

1.形容詞B2
釋義

describes a machine, vehicle, or device that produces its energy from nuclear reactions instead of by burning fuel

例句

The navy's newest nuclear-powered submarine can stay underwater for months at a time.

collocation: nuclear-powered submarine

France gets about seventy percent of its electricity from nuclear-powered plants.

collocation: nuclear-powered plant / power station

同義詞
  • atomic-powered

    slightly older term, less common since the mid-20th century; primarily used historically for early reactors

  • nuclear

    broader in meaning — 'nuclear' alone can describe weapons, waste, or physics, not just propulsion

反義詞
  • diesel-powered

    describes vehicles that burn diesel fuel instead of using nuclear energy

  • solar-powered

    describes devices that use sunlight instead of nuclear reactions

文法句型

nuclear-powered + noun

be + nuclear-powered

用法筆記

Commonly used attributively before a noun (nuclear-powered submarine). Also common in predicative position with be (the ship is nuclear-powered). The hyphen connects the two words into a single compound. In informal speech, the hyphen is sometimes dropped, but standard written English keeps it.

常見錯誤

❌This boat uses nuclear powered engines.
✅This boat uses nuclear-powered engines.
💡When 'nuclear-powered' comes before a noun, it needs a hyphen to show it is one compound adjective.