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gasworks

/gas-wurks/US // ˈgæsˌwɜrks //UK // (ˈɡæsˌwɜːks) //

煤气厂,燃气厂,气厂,煤气公司

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural gas·works.

    • : a plant where heating and illuminating gas is manufactured and piped to homes and buildings.

Examples

  • Pass the ruined gasworks and follow the main street shown in the photo below.

  • During the past twenty-four hours I have examined into the franchise of those gasworks.

  • The price of them gasworks, accordin' to the latest quotations, was sixty thousand—but liable to advance without notice.

  • The chimneys on the right bank are a long way off, the gasworks higher up are out of sight.

  • A Tramway or a Gasworks consists of two things: the actual plant, and the nominal capital which represents its value.