high-octane
/ˌhaɪ ˈɒkteɪn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌhaɪ ˈɑːkteɪn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhī-ˈäk-ˌtān/ (ame, mw)
high-octane — 形容詞
1. describing petrol or other engine fuel that burns smoothly at high compression,
高辛烷值的
汽油辛烷值高、抗爆震
describing petrol or other engine fuel that burns smoothly at high compression, letting an engine produce more power without knocking.
Esme filled the rental sports car with high-octane petrol before the mountain drive.
Esme 在山路駕駛前，幫租來的跑車加滿了高辛烷值的汽油。
attributive: high-octane + fuel noun
The racing team only uses high-octane fuel during the championship qualifying laps.
賽車隊只有在錦標賽排位賽時才使用高辛烷值的燃油。
collocation: high-octane fuel
Older car engines often knock loudly when high-octane gasoline is not available at the station.
加油站如果沒有高辛烷值的汽油，舊款車的引擎常會發出明顯的爆震聲。
Nicholas warned the new driver that this engine needs high-octane petrol, not the cheap kind.
Nicholas 提醒新手駕駛，這部車的引擎要加高辛烷值的汽油，不能用便宜的那種。
- low-octane
fuel that knocks under high compression
文法句型
high-octane + fuel/petrol/gasoline
用法筆記
Almost always attributive in front of a fuel noun (petrol, gasoline, fuel, gas); rarely used predicatively after 'be'.
常見錯誤
2. feeling or looking fast, exciting, and full of energy — used of films, shows, pe
活力十足的
節奏快、充滿衝勁與張力
feeling or looking fast, exciting, and full of energy — used of films, shows, performances, sports plays, or someone's working style.
The new action film delivers two hours of high-octane chase scenes across the streets of Bangkok.
這部新動作片有整整兩個小時活力十足的追車場面，全都在曼谷街頭拍攝。
attributive with event/scene noun
Eitan led a high-octane sales pitch that left the whole room clapping and laughing.
Eitan 做了一場活力十足的銷售簡報，把整個會議室的人逗得又笑又拍手。
Amani finished her high-octane dance routine out of breath but still smiling at the judges.
Amani 跳完那段活力十足的舞蹈後氣喘吁吁，仍對著評審露出笑容。
The startup has a high-octane culture where the team often works late and ships new features every week.
這間新創公司有著活力十足的工作文化，團隊常常加班，每週都會上線新功能。
Kian gave a high-octane speech that pushed the volunteers to knock on a hundred more doors.
Kian 做了一場活力十足的演講，鼓動志工們再多去敲一百戶人家的門。
- fast-paced
neutral; widely used for films, shows, and games
- action-packed
informal; mostly films and games, stresses non-stop events
- dynamic
more formal; works for people and organisations too
- low-key
calm, not showy or intense
文法句型
high-octane + performance/action/event noun
用法筆記
Used attributively with nouns naming an action, performance, event, atmosphere, or working style (chase, scene, pitch, routine, culture, speech). Distinguish from sense 1 by the noun it modifies: a fuel noun → sense 1; a performance/event/style noun → sense 2.