low pressure
low pressure — 名詞
1. the state in which the force of a gas or liquid pushing against the walls of a c
低壓
容器內壓力較小的狀態
the state in which the force of a gas or liquid pushing against the walls of a closed container is weak, often because there is less of it inside than outside
Mei-Lin checked the low pressure in her bicycle tyres before the long ride.
Mei-Lin 在長途騎行前檢查了自行車輪胎的低壓狀況。
collocation: low pressure in [tyres/tire/container]
The pressure cooker works well at a low pressure setting for delicate foods.
這款壓力鍋用低壓設定來烹調嬌嫩食材效果很好。
prepositional phrase: at a low pressure setting
Low pressure in the gas cylinder may stop the heating system from starting.
瓦斯鋼瓶的低壓可能導致暖氣系統無法啟動。
Tariq adjusted the valve after noticing the low pressure reading on the water pump gauge.
Tariq 看到水泵壓力表上的低壓讀數後，調整了閥門。
collocation: low pressure reading / low pressure warning
The driver pulled over when the low pressure warning light came on in the truck.
卡車的低壓警示燈亮起後，司機便靠邊停車查看。
- low pressure tyre / tire
- low pressure gas
- low pressure warning
- low pressure reading
- low pressure setting
- low compression
used mainly for engines and cylinders; more technical than low pressure
- depressurisation
the process of losing pressure, not the state itself; more formal
- high pressure
the opposite state inside a container
用法筆記
Often paired with nouns that name the container or system: tyre/tire pressure, gas pressure, water pressure. Frequently appears in warnings and technical readouts.
常見錯誤
2. a condition in the atmosphere where the air pressure at a given location is lowe
低氣壓
大氣壓力低的天氣型態
a condition in the atmosphere where the air pressure at a given location is lower than the surrounding areas, usually bringing clouds, wind, and rain
A large low pressure system is moving across the Pacific and will bring rain soon.
一個大型低氣壓系統正橫越太平洋，不久將帶來降雨。
collocation: low pressure system
The forecaster said the area of low pressure would bring heavy rain to the island.
氣象預報員表示，這個低氣壓區域將為島嶼帶來豪雨。
collocation: area of low pressure
When a low pressure zone meets cold air from the north, thunderstorms often develop.
當低氣壓區遇上來自北方的冷空氣，常會形成雷雨。
Javier watched the barometer drop, a sure sign that low pressure was approaching his town.
Javier 看著氣壓計數值下降，這是他居住的小鎮即將出現低氣壓的明顯跡象。
subject-verb pattern: low pressure + approaches / arrives / moves in
Fishermen checked the low pressure charts before deciding whether to go out to sea.
漁民查看了低氣壓圖後，才決定是否出海捕魚。
- low pressure system
- area of low pressure
- low pressure zone
- low pressure weather
- low pressure chart
- low pressure front
- depression
formal meteorological term for a low pressure system; less common in everyday speech
- cyclone
a large-scale low pressure system with rotating winds; more specific and stronger
- storm system
emphasises the wind and rain effects rather than the pressure measurement itself
- high pressure
the opposite weather condition, usually associated with clear skies and calm weather
用法筆記
Meteorologists often treat low pressure as countable when referring to a specific system ('a low pressure is developing'). In everyday conversation it is uncountable ('low pressure is coming'). Can also be shortened informally to 'a low'.
常見錯誤
同根字
- low-pressure形容詞B1
- pressure名詞B1
- pressurise動詞B2
- pressurisation名詞C1
- depressurise動詞C1