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microwave

/mahy-kroh-weyv/US // ˈmaɪ kroʊˌweɪv //UK // (ˈmaɪkrəʊˌweɪv) //

微波炉,微波,微波爐,微量级的微波炉

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an electromagnetic wave of extremely high frequency, 1 GH3 or more, and having wavelengths of from 1 millimeter to 30 centimeters.
    • : microwave oven.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    mi·cro·waved, mi·cro·wav·ing.

    • : to use a microwave oven.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    mi·cro·waved, mi·cro·wav·ing.

    • : to cook, defrost, or otherwise prepare in a microwave oven.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • For tight muscles, pop it in the microwave for about 20 seconds to get it nice and toasty.

  • This cooker’s capacity is enough to accommodate an entire whole chicken or a 12-inch pizza, making it a great space saver and a worthy opponent to any oven or microwave.

  • Heat in a shallow dish in the microwave on high for about 3 minutes or on the stove in a pan over low heat.

  • She found it too troubling when she practiced reading with her daughter and noticed she could no longer read the word “microwave” like she once could.

  • Melting down and remolding plastic is sort of like reheating pizza in the microwave — you get out basically what you put in, just not as good.

  • Microwave "pain rays" and acoustic crowd dispersal weapons already exist.

  • The Army suggests that laser, microwave or acoustic weapons are the answer.

  • He told the cops about the “microwave machine” whose “vibrations” kept him from being able to sleep.

  • He was on an assignment in Newport when he called the police to report the voices and the big microwave machine.

  • After a redesign last year, the toy now heats up like a traditional oven and looks more like a microwave.

  • The microwave -- which always reeked of popcorn and spilled soup -- was right in there, on top of the miniature fridge.

  • It's like a searchlight beam or a microwave beam, and it stays the same size like a pipe.

  • A tiny auto-beacon in its nose was set to send microwave signals at ten-second intervals.

  • This chitin diaphragm picks up the microwave like our ears pick up sound.

  • He used his microwave generator—which at short enough range would short-circuit anything—upon the apparatus in the kiosk.