sulfur
sulfur — 名詞
1. Sulfur is a chemical element that takes the form of a pale yellow solid found in
硫
淡黃色固態化學元素
Sulfur is a chemical element that takes the form of a pale yellow solid found in the earth's crust, often near volcanoes or in mineral deposits. When heated, it gives off a blue flame as well as a strong, sharp odor. People use it in making medicines, fertilizers, rubber, and paper.
When coal burns in a power plant, it releases sulfur dioxide into the air.
當煤在發電廠燃燒時，會釋放出二氧化硫到空氣中。
collocation: sulfur dioxide / releases
The old sulfur mine near Mount Fuji was closed down twenty years ago.
富士山附近那座古老的硫磺礦在二十年前就關閉了。
Scientists use sulfur to make sulfuric acid, which is needed for many industrial processes.
科學家用硫來製造硫酸，許多工業製程都需要硫酸。
passive: is needed for [process]
A small amount of sulfur in the soil helps plants produce the proteins they need.
土壤中少量的硫能幫助植物製造它們所需的蛋白質。
The yellow powder you see in a chemistry lab is a common form of sulfur.
你在化學教室裡看到的黃色粉末是硫常見的一種形態。
relative clause: the yellow powder you see
- sulfur dioxide
- sulfur compounds
- sulfur content
- sulfur emissions
- sulfuric acid
- sulfur smell
- brimstone
archaic or biblical term; rarely used in modern science
用法筆記
British English spells this word 'sulphur'. In scientific compound names, 'sulfur' is commonly combined with other words: 'sulfur dioxide', 'sulfuric acid', 'sulfur compounds'.
常見錯誤
同根字
- sulfuric形容詞B2
- sulfate名詞B2
- sulfide名詞C1
- sulfurous形容詞C1
- sulfite名詞C1