pelletizing
pelletizing — 動詞
- pelletizingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- pelletizings3rd person singular
- pelletizinging-ing form
- pelletizingedpast simple
1. compressing a loose or powdery substance into small, hard, rounded pieces — for
造粒
將粉末材料壓縮成小球狀顆粒
compressing a loose or powdery substance into small, hard, rounded pieces — for instance, turning iron ore dust into tiny balls ready for a furnace, or shaping animal feed into uniform bits that are easy to store.
Rohan spent the morning pelletizing iron ore powder into small uniform spheres.
Rohan 花了整個上午將鐵礦粉造粒成均勻的小球。
pelletize + [material] + into + [form]
The factory pelletizes sawdust and wood scraps to make cheap heating fuel.
這家工廠將鋸末和木材廢料造粒，製成便宜的取暖燃料。
After pelletizing the recycled plastic, the plant ships it to factories overseas.
將回收塑膠造粒後，工廠將其運往海外的生產廠。
Abigail pelletized three tonnes of chicken feed during her summer job at the grain mill.
Abigail 暑假在穀物磨坊打工時，將三噸雞飼料造粒。
Luca pelletized the corn stalks before loading them onto the lorry for transport.
Luca 先將玉米稈造粒，再裝上卡車運送。
文法句型
pelletize + [material] + into + [pellets]
用法筆記
Object is typically a loose, powdery, or granular material (ore, sawdust, plastic flakes, feed). Common in industrial and manufacturing contexts.
2. covering seeds with a thin layer of dissolvable material so that they become eas
種子包衣
給種子裹上可溶材料便於處理播種
covering seeds with a thin layer of dissolvable material so that they become easier to handle, store, and plant evenly — commonly done with tiny seeds such as carrot or lettuce to make mechanical sowing possible.
The lab is pelletizing beet seeds with a clay-based coating this week.
實驗室本週正在用黏土基塗層為甜菜種子進行包衣。
pelletize + [seeds] + with + [coating material]
Mira pelletized the carrot seeds before sending them to the farming trial.
Mira 先將胡蘿蔔種子包衣，再送往農業試驗場。
Gabriel pelletized the onion seeds on Monday so his planting machine could handle them easily.
Gabriel 週一將洋蔥種子包衣，這樣播種機就能輕鬆處理。
The technician spent hours pelletizing tiny lettuce seeds by hand.
技術員花了幾個小時手工為微小的生菜種子包衣。
Hana pelletized the carrot seeds with a nutrient layer before sowing them in the greenhouse.
Hana 先將胡蘿蔔種子裹上營養層包衣，再播入溫室中。
- coat
general term for covering with a layer; pelletizing specifically refers to seeds with a soluble coating designed to dissolve after planting
文法句型
pelletize + [seeds] + with + [coating material]
用法筆記
Object is always seeds. The coating dissolves once planted. Distinguish from sense 1 (FORM INTO PELLETS), which compresses material into pellets rather than adding a coating layer.