首页英语词典ballastballast英英释意

ballast

英['bæləst] 美['bæləst]
  • n. 压舱物,[建] 压载物;道渣,碎石
  • vt. 给…装压舱物;给…铺道渣

英英释意


1. any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship
2. coarse gravel laid to form a bed for streets and railroads
3. an attribute that tends to give stability in character and morals; something that steadies the mind or feelings
4. a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations)
5. an electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps