2.technical a large machine used to make extremely small pieces of matter1(3) move at extremely high speeds 粒子加速器
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accelerator• As the taxi-driver played the brake and accelerator game and jolted him through the darkLondonstreets, Markconsidered his position.• Clayt turned the engine over and felt for the accelerator with his toe and backed into the Harpswell Road.• You press on the accelerator and begin backing out.• I pulled out of the eight, stamped the accelerator down through the floor and drove for a gate.• I can set this cruise control to any speed I want and it drives without me having to touch the accelerator.• The accelerators could also be used for food sterilization and other applications.
VERB + ACCELERATOR | ACCELERATOR + NOUNVERB + ACCELERATOR➤depress, floor, hit, press, put your foot (down) on, step on壓下油門;把油門踩到底;用腳踩(下)油門;踩油門◇She put her foot on the accelerator and we sped through the traffic lights.她一踩油門,我們就衝過了紅綠燈。➤take your foot off將腳抬離油門ACCELERATOR + NOUN➤pedal油門踏板