Word · Frequency #16539
incinerator
焚烧炉；焚化炉
核心释义
a furnace for burning waste, especially refuse
- 1.
焚烧垃圾的炉子
A furnace that burns refuse.
焚烧垃圾的炉子；焚烧装置；焚烧炉；焚尸炉；[化] 焚烧炉; 焚化炉; 煅烧炉
用法In use
The factory installed a new incinerator to burn its waste safely.
用法提示：incinerator 是名词，指用于焚烧废弃物的焚烧炉。
The hospital's medical waste is processed in a high-temperature incinerator.
用法提示：此处 incinerator 表示焚化炉，作介词 in 的宾语。
Old incinerators are being replaced with cleaner models that reduce air pollution.
用法提示：incinerators 为复数形式，指多台焚烧炉。
a waste incinerator
waste incinerator 是常见搭配，指处理废弃物的焚烧炉。
The city built a new waste incinerator near the port.
该市在港口附近建了一座新的垃圾焚烧炉。
dispose of sth in an incinerator
表达“用焚烧炉处理某物”时，介词用 in。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- waste incinerator
- 垃圾焚烧炉
- The waste incinerator burns household trash at high temperatures.这座垃圾焚烧炉在高温下焚烧家庭垃圾。
- hospital incinerator
- 医院焚烧炉
- Hospital incinerators are strictly regulated to limit harmful emissions.医院焚烧炉受到严格控制以限制有害排放。
- incinerator plant
- 焚烧厂
- The incinerator plant converts waste into energy for the town.这座焚烧厂将该镇的垃圾转化为能源。
- incinerator ash
- 焚烧灰渣
- Incinerator ash often contains heavy metals that need safe disposal.焚烧灰渣通常含有需要安全处理的重金属。
- incinerator emissions
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记法：把中间的 ciner 联想成 cinder（灰烬），-ator 表示器具；incinerator 就是把垃圾烧成灰的焚烧炉。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：waste management、environmental engineering、municipal facilities 该词通常用于正式或技术性语境，如垃圾处理、环保工程等，日常口语中较少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
No common words rhyme with incinerator in its given pronunciation, because the stressed syllable /sɪn/ is not followed by the same /əreɪtə/ sequence in other common words. Generator, refrigerator, and accelerator are lookalikes: they share the -erator spelling and the unstressed /əreɪtə/ ending, but they have different stressed vowels or consonants, so they do not rhyme. The verb incinerate is the closest sound match: it differs only in the final /t/ versus /tə/.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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