uranium

IPA/juˈreɪniəm/
KK[jɚˈeniəm]IPA/juˈreɪniəm/

uranium — 名詞

1. a naturally occurring heavy metallic substance that is silver-white in colour an

1.名詞B2
釋義

鈾

一種銀白色放射性重金屬元素

a naturally occurring heavy metallic substance that is silver-white in colour and gives off radiation, whose atoms can be split to release a very large amount of energy, used mainly as a fuel in nuclear reactors and in nuclear weapons

例句

Folake's research team studies how uranium behaves under extreme heat and pressure.

Folake 的研究團隊研究鈾在極度高溫和高壓下的表現。

uranium + behaves under [conditions]

The uranium mine in northern Namibia produces ore for several international power companies.

那米比亞北部的鈾礦為多家國際電力公司提供礦石。

uranium mine — location where uranium ore is extracted

常見搭配
  • enriched uranium
  • depleted uranium
  • uranium mine
  • uranium ore
  • uranium fuel
  • uranium enrichment
  • uranium isotope

文法句型

uranium + verb (is found / occurs)

enriched / depleted + uranium

用法筆記

Frequently appears as a modifier in compound nouns — for example, 'uranium mine', 'uranium fuel', and 'uranium enrichment'. The adjective forms 'enriched uranium' (processed to increase the proportion of fissionable isotope U-235) and 'depleted uranium' (with a reduced proportion of U-235) are common in technical and news contexts.

常見錯誤

The power plant runs on uranium plutonium.
The power plant runs on uranium.
Uranium and plutonium are different chemical elements; plutonium is produced from uranium inside a nuclear reactor.
We need three uraniums for the experiment.
We need three samples of uranium for the experiment.
Uranium is an uncountable noun in general use.

同根字

  • uranic
    形容詞C2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • uranium deposits
  • uranium production
  • uranium mining

副詞搭配

  • naturally occurring uranium

常用片語

  • nuclear fuel from uranium
  • uranium enrichment process
  • weapons-grade uranium

介系詞搭配

  • uranium in (reactors)
  • uranium from (mines)