cylinder (of an engine)
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Meanings
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cylinder (in an internal combustion engine or steam engine); the cylindrical chamber containing the piston
technicalTechnical term used in mechanical engineering, automotive, and thermodynamics contexts to describe the chamber where combustion or steam expansion drives the piston.
Zhè这
tái台
fā发
dòng动
jī机
yǒu有
sì四
gè个
qì气
gāng缸
。
This engine has four cylinders.
Qì气
gāng缸
bì壁
chū出
xiàn现
le了
yán严
zhòng重
de的
mó磨
sǔn损
。
The cylinder wall has developed severe wear.
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Wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
gēng更
huàn换
mó磨
sǔn损
de的
qì气
gāng缸
tào套
。
We need to replace the worn cylinder liner.