centrifugal
centrifugal — 形容詞
- centrifugalpositive
- more centrifugalcomparative
- most centrifugalsuperlative
1. describing a force or movement that pushes things outward, away from the centre
離心的
離心力造成的向外運動
describing a force or movement that pushes things outward, away from the centre of something that is spinning
The centrifugal force inside the spinning drum pressed the wet clothes flat against its walls.
離心力把濕衣服緊緊壓在滾筒內壁上。
collocation: centrifugal force
Hannah felt a sudden centrifugal pull as the playground roundabout spun faster and faster.
當遊樂場的旋轉台越轉越快，Hannah 感到一股突然的離心拉力。
The ride's centrifugal motion threw Joon's backpack hard against the metal safety bar.
遊樂設施的離心運動把 Joon 的背包狠狠甩向金屬安全護欄。
A centrifugal pump draws liquid in at the centre and shoots it out through the sides as it spins.
離心泵從中心吸入液體，透過旋轉從側面排出。
The lab test showed how centrifugal stress can tear a fast-spinning engine part clean apart.
實驗室測試顯示，離心應力能把高速旋轉的引擎零件徹底撕裂。
- centripetal
moving or tending to move toward the centre of a spinning object
文法句型
centrifugal + force / motion / pump
2. describing political or organizational forces that weaken central control and pu
離心傾向的
政治或組織中削弱中央集權的趨向
describing political or organizational forces that weaken central control and push power toward separate groups or regions
The empire weakened under centrifugal pressures as distant regions demanded their independence.
帝國在離心壓力下逐漸衰弱，偏遠地區紛紛要求獨立。
political sense: forces pulling apart a state
Kemi warned that centrifugal tensions within the party could split it before the election.
Kemi 警告說，黨內的離心傾向可能在選舉前使政黨一分為二。
The prime minister fought centrifugal forces that threatened to split the country into three.
首相努力對抗離心力量，這些力量可能把國家一分為三。
Years of centrifugal drift left the once-whole church divided into rival groups across the region.
多年的離心漂移使原本統一的教會分裂成遍布各地的敵對派系。
The board feared that the new partnership would trigger centrifugal splits among the regional branches.
董事會擔心新的合作關係會在各地分公司之間引發離心式分裂。
- separatist
specifically describes movements seeking political independence
- fissiparous
very formal; describes any tendency to split into separate parts
- decentralizing
focuses on the process of spreading power outward, not just the tendency
- centripetal
in political context: tending to draw power toward the centre
- unifying
bringing separate parts together into one whole
文法句型
centrifugal + forces / pressures / tendencies
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1 (MOVING OUTWARD): this sense describes political or organizational forces, not physical motion.
常見錯誤
centrifugal — 名詞
1. a machine that uses spinning force to separate materials, or the rotating drum i
離心機
利用離心力分離物質的機械裝置
a machine that uses spinning force to separate materials, or the rotating drum inside such a machine
The factory installed a new centrifugal to separate cream from fresh milk on a large scale.
工廠安裝了一臺新離心機，用來大規模分離奶油和鮮奶。
countable noun: a centrifugal (industrial machine)
A loud knocking noise from the centrifugal told Théo that the drum was out of balance.
離心機傳來響亮的敲擊聲，Théo 知道滾筒失去平衡了。
The sugar factory ran six centrifugals around the clock during the harvest season.
榨糖廠在收穫季節期間讓六臺離心機日夜不停地運轉。
Workers had to stop the centrifugal after a crack appeared in the spinning metal drum.
旋轉金屬滾筒出現裂縫後，工人不得不停下離心機。
The manual explained how to clean the inner basket of the centrifugal before changing materials.
手冊說明了在更換材料之前如何清潔離心機的內部濾籃。
- centrifuge
the standard term; much more common in everyday use
- separator
a broader term for any machine that separates materials
文法句型
a centrifugal
the centrifugal
用法筆記
In everyday language, the more common term is 'centrifuge.' This noun use of 'centrifugal' appears mainly in industrial or engineering contexts.