accelerator

英 [əkˈseləreɪtə(r)]

美 [əkˈseləreɪtər]

n. (汽车等的)加速装置，油门; (基本粒子)加速器

Collins.1 / BNC.10364 / COCA.11455

牛津词典

noun

（汽车等的）加速装置，油门
the pedal in a car or other vehicle that you press with your foot to control the speed of the engine
（基本粒子）加速器
a machine for making elementary particles move at high speeds

N-COUNT （汽车等的）加速装置，油门
Theacceleratorin a car or other vehicle is the pedal which you press with your foot in order to make the vehicle go faster.
1. He eased his foot off the accelerator.
  他松开了油门。

noun

a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine
Synonym:throttlethrottle valve
a scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles
Synonym:particle acceleratoratom smasher
a pedal that controls the throttle valve
1. he stepped on the gas
Synonym:accelerator pedalgas pedalgasthrottlegun
(chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected
Synonym:catalyst

Whenever there was a gap in the traffic the merest pressure on the accelerator was enough to close it
每当车流里出现了一点儿空距，只要稍稍一踩油门，空距就没有了。
He discovered the accelerator cable had snapped.
他发现，汽车加速器的缆绳断了。
The engine stalled. He pressed the accelerator hard
发动机熄火了。他用力踩油门。
Equipped with muffler accelerator and air filter.
配备消声器、加速器和空气过滤器。
I want to say, it only served as a catalyst, or accelerator effect.
我想说，它只起到了催化剂，或者加速器的作用。
ERGONOMICS. Light touch accelerator pedal eliminates operator fatigue.
人机工程设计：轻型的加速踏板减轻了操作者的疲劳。
For the frequent realignment of the linear accelerator, the linac laser alignment system was designed and installed.
为了线性加速器的常见的重新排列，设计和安装了线性加速器激光准直系统。
She slammed the car into gear, the tyres screaming as her foot jammed against the accelerator
她用力关上车门发动汽车，脚猛踩油门时轮胎发出刺耳的声音。
The Beijing HI-13 tandem accelerator AMS high resolution injector system was developed.
研制了北京HI-13串列加速器AMS专用高分辨注入器系统。
Today many radioisotopes are produced using the particle accelerator called a cyclotron.
今天许多放射性同位素是用被称为回旋加速器的粒子加速器来制造的。