convector

IPA/kənˈvektə(r)/
IPA/kənˈvektər/

convector — 名詞

  • convectorsingular
  • convectorsplural

1. A room heater that pulls in cool air at the bottom, warms it by passing it over

1.名詞C1
釋義

對流暖爐

利用空氣對流原理供暖的室內加熱設備

A room heater that pulls in cool air at the bottom, warms it by passing it over a hot surface inside, and pushes the warm air out at the top.

例句

Ananya switched on the bedroom convector before getting into bed on the cold night.

Ananya 在寒冷的夜晚睡前打開了臥室的對流暖爐。

collocation: switch on a convector

Dimitri held his frozen hands above the convector to warm them.

Dimitri 把凍僵的雙手放在對流暖爐上方取暖。

常見搭配
  • electric convector
  • wall-mounted convector
  • turn on a convector
  • switch off the convector
  • a convector heater
同義詞
  • convection heater

    more widely understood and used; the full form of the same word

  • space heater

    broader term for any portable room heater (more common in American English)

  • radiator

    often used loosely for any room heater, though a true radiator gives off radiant heat rather than warmed air

用法筆記

Common in British English. American speakers more often say 'space heater' or 'convection heater' for the same appliance.

常見錯誤

We bought a new converter for the bedroom.' (when meaning a heater).
We bought a new convector for the bedroom.
A converter changes one thing into another (like voltage); a convector is a heating device.

同根字

  • convection
    名詞C1
  • convect
    動詞C2
  • convective
    形容詞C1

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • convector heater
  • convector panel
  • electric convector
  • wall-mounted convector

常用片語

  • turn on the convector
  • switch off the convector
  • have a convector installed

介系詞搭配

  • above a convector
  • in front of the convector
  • next to the convector