【butane】 - A-level备考词汇

butane

UK:  ['bjuːteɪn]

US:  ['bju.teɪn]

n.

1.【化学】丁烷

1 . A mixture of components heavier than butane is often marketed as one product, natural gasoline.
较丁烷重的组分的混合物常作为一种产品出售，称天然汽油。

2 . Gus was no longer able to pay her, but Mrs. Hobbs stayed on, using her Social Security check to buy butane and food.
格斯已经无力给霍布斯太太支付工钱了，但是她还是留了下来，用她的社会保障金购买丁烷和食品。

3 . The refrigerator uses chemical reactions of ammonia, butane and water to turn a heat input into a cold output.
这种冰箱利用氨气、丁烷和水的化学反应将输入的“热”转变为输出的“冷”。

4 . Now add a heaping spoonful of tertiary butylhydroquinone (TBHQ), which is a chemical preservative and a form of butane (AKA lighter fluid).
现在要添加一大勺特丁基对苯二酚，这是一种化学防腐剂、丁烷的一种形式（又名打火机液）。

5 . It was cooled by fans in the hot Gulf Coast summers, and warmed in the winter by a Dearborn butane space heater located in the kitchen.
这里地处墨西哥海湾沿岸，炎热的夏天只能风扇降温。冬天，则靠厨房里的一台迪尔伯恩牌丁烷散热器取暖。