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plunger

/pluhn-jer/US // ˈplʌn dʒər //UK // (ˈplʌndʒə) //

柱塞,活塞,柱塞式,柱塞的作用

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Machinery. a pistonlike reciprocating part moving within the cylinder of a pump or hydraulic device.
    • : Automotive. a pistonlike part in the valve of a pneumatic tire.
    • : Also called force cup, plumber's friend, plumber's helper. a device consisting of a handle with a rubber suction cup at one end, used as a force pump to free clogged drains and toilet traps.
    • : a person or thing that plunges.
    • : a reckless bettor or speculator.

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Examples

  • As you depress the plunger, it presses a plate and whisks through the milk to aerate it.

  • A sturdy build lets you put muscle power behind the plunger without damaging it.

  • The casing and plunger materials may break or bend if they’re not used carefully.

  • Functionality aside, the lacquered bamboo shaft is also infinitely more aesthetic than the generically lathed handle on your typical plunger.

  • Admittedly, it isn’t hard to improve upon the basic plunger, which ranks as the most boringly uniform of all the household tools.

  • You can draw the plunger up and down and it looks as if the blood is mixing with the liquid.

  • Trying to pull the plunger back would snap the ring and effectively break the syringe.

  • It is a cast-iron plunger-pole, over the shaft, of 33 inches diameter, 10-feet stroke.

  • The unsupported pump-rods fell downwards, setting in upward motion the column of water in the plunger-pole pumps.

  • I have made the plunger-case and steam-vessel of wrought iron ¾ of an inch thick.

  • The valve open while the plunger-pole ascended 20 inches, then went the remainder of the 10-feet stroke expansive.

  • The function of this plunger is to provide a resistance in addition to that of the air valve spring to assist in acceleration.