convector
/kənˈvektə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /kənˈvektər/ (ame, ipa) · /kən-ˈvek-tər/ (ame, mw)
convector — 名詞
- convectorsingular
- convectorsplural
1. A room heater that pulls in cool air at the bottom, warms it by passing it over
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.
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。
The old convector in the hallway clicked and rattled each time it started up.
走廊上那台老舊的對流暖爐每次啟動時都會發出咔嗒聲和嘎嘎聲。
Mr. Okonkwo had a slim white convector installed beneath the sitting-room window.
Okonkwo 先生在客廳窗戶下方安裝了一台纖薄的白色對流暖爐。
The Watanabe family relied on two electric convectors to heat their small flat through the winter.
Watanabe 一家整個冬天都靠兩台電對流暖爐為他們的小公寓供暖。
- 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.