injector
injector — 名詞
1. a tool used to push a liquid medicine, vaccine, or other fluid into a person's o
注射器
將藥液注入體內的器具
a tool used to push a liquid medicine, vaccine, or other fluid into a person's or animal's body through a needle or other opening.
The nurse prepared the injector with the flu vaccine before calling the next patient.
護理師準備好裝有流感疫苗的注射器，然後呼叫下一位病人。
collocation: prepare an injector
Dr. Minh used a clean injector to draw a precise dose from a medicine bottle.
Minh 醫師用一支乾淨的注射器，從藥瓶中抽取了精確的劑量。
collocation: clean injector
Fumi checked her blood sugar, picked up the insulin injector, and pressed the button to release the dose.
Fumi 測過血糖後，拿起她的胰島素注射器，按下按鈕將藥劑注射進去。
Chen watched the doctor open a sterile injector and fill it with the medication.
Chen 看著醫生打開無菌注射器，將藥物填入其中。
- syringe
a specific type of injector consisting of a tube, plunger, and needle; narrower than 'injector'
- autoinjector
a spring-loaded injector that automatically delivers a single dose; a subset of medical injectors
- pen injector
a pen-shaped injector with a replaceable cartridge, common for insulin
用法筆記
Frequently used as a general term covering syringes, autoinjectors, and pen injectors. In everyday speech, people often say 'needle' or 'syringe' instead, but 'injector' is the preferred technical term in medical writing and patient instructions.
常見錯誤
2. a part of an engine that forces fuel into the cylinders or combustion chamber in
噴油嘴
引擎中將燃油噴入汽缸的裝置
a part of an engine that forces fuel into the cylinders or combustion chamber in the form of a fine spray.
The mechanic said dirty fuel injectors — which spray petrol into the engine — caused Binta's car to lose power.
Binta 的技師說噴油嘴——也就是將汽油噴入引擎的零件——髒了，導致車子沒力。
function: injector sprays fuel into engine
Pablo watched the diesel injector spray fuel mist into the test chamber at high pressure.
Pablo 看著柴油噴油嘴在高壓下將細小的油霧噴入測試艙中。
collocation: diesel injector
Boris took his truck to the garage to have the injectors replaced after the engine started misfiring.
Boris 的卡車引擎開始運轉不順後，他把車開去修理廠更換噴油嘴。
Samir brought his van to the shop because a faulty fuel injector sprayed excess petrol into the engine.
Samir 把他的貨車開到修理廠，因為一個故障的噴油嘴把過量的汽油噴入引擎。
- fuel injection valve
more technical term, especially in engineering manuals
- injector nozzle
refers specifically to the tip that atomises the fuel
用法筆記
Almost always appears as 'fuel injector' or combined with the engine type ('diesel injector', 'petrol injector'). The part is typically a solenoid-operated valve, not a simple nozzle.
常見錯誤
3. someone or something that introduces a new element into a system or situation, o
注入物；引入者
將新元素引入系統或局面的人事物
someone or something that introduces a new element into a system or situation, often in a noticeable or forceful way.
The new manager acted as an injector of fresh ideas, transforming the entire product line.
新經理像一個注入者，為整個產品線帶來了全新的創意。
collocation: injector of [ideas/energy]
The job-training programme at the centre acted as an injector of hope for struggling families.
社區中心的職業培訓計畫為陷入困境的家庭注入了希望。
The government grant served as an injector of energy into the town's struggling economy.
政府的補助金為小鎮蕭條的經濟注入了活力。
- introducer
more neutral and general, without the implication of force
- catalyst
describes something that causes change without necessarily being forceful or direct
- remover
something that takes elements away rather than adding them
用法筆記
This sense is figurative and less common than the concrete medical or automotive uses. It is typically used with 'of' followed by an abstract noun ('injector of hope / energy / chaos / new ideas').