| 释义 |
vacuum
['væk.ju:m] noun
CLEANER
countable (also vacuum cleaner) (informal vac) (UK also trademark Hoover)
■a machine which cleans floors and other surfaces by sucking up dust and dirt 真空吸尘器
['væk.ju:m] noun
EMPTY SPACE 空间
countable or uncountable
■a space from which most or all of the air, gas or other material has been removed or is not present 真空
only singular
■a lack of something 缺乏，空白•The withdrawal of troops from the area has created a security vacuum which will need to be filled.部队撤军之后，那个地区出现了一个有待填补的安全性漏洞。 in a vacuum
■kept separate from other people and activities 似在真空中；与世隔绝•No artist works in a vacuum - we are all of us influenced by others.没有哪个艺术工作者可以脱离现实——我们都受到他人的影响。
['væk.ju:m] verb intransitive or transitive (UK also hoover)
■to use a vacuum cleaner to collect dust, dirt, etc 用吸尘器清扫•Vacuum (up) the cake crumbs, would you?请用吸尘器把蛋糕屑清理掉，好吗？ |