carb

carb /kɑːb $ kɑːrb/ noun [countableC] informal

1. British EnglishBrE a carburettor 汽化器，化油器

2 [usually plural] especially American EnglishAmE a food such as rice, potatoes, or bread that contains carbohydrate 含碳水化合物的食物

Before a race I eat plenty of carbs.

比赛前我会吃大量含碳水化合物的食物。

Examples from the Corpus

carb• Alternatively, a more fuel efficient carb fitted with your present engine may help.• The single four-barrel Holley carb can gulp down a staggering 750 cubic feet of air every minute at full throttle.• The YZ426F gains the titanium valve technology, a new carb and new brakes.• Some one has told me that a new carb would help, some one else reckons the distributor would be best changed.• This blocks up the jets and air passages in the carb leading to the engine stopping.• You check the air cabin ventilation duct for birds nests, the oil the carb and the flaps and ailerons.

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