heater

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈhiːtə/    美 /ˈhitɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A device that produces and radiates heat, typically to raise the temperature of a room or building.
    — Turn on the heater; I'm cold.
  2. A person who heats something, for example in metalworking.
  3. A gun. dated,slang
    — The thug pumped two rounds from his heater into her.
  4. A fastball, especially one thrown at high velocity. slang
    — Jones threw a heater under his chin.
  5. An extended winning streak. slang
    — Emmy went on a heater in Las Vegas and came back six thousand dollars richer.
  6. A medieval European shield having a rounded triangle shape like a clothes iron. historical
    — It can be assumed that as the earlier kite shield transformed into the heater shape, there must have been versions in between the two styles. Indeed, in artwork of the Medieval period, shields are rarely present after 1450 and even then are quite small. The development of flattop heaters from larger kite shields is likely the result of increased fighting on horseback and the use of improved armor.
  7. A dead heat; a race in which two or more competitors reach the finish line simultaneously.
  8. Synonym of banger (“a powerfully energetic or exceptional song”). slang

词形变化

heaters plural

词汇关系

衍生词
air heater block heater closed feedwater heater dry heater fan heater feed heater feedwater heater foot heater headbolt heater head bolt heater head-bolt heater heaterless hot water heater immersion heater induction heater iron heater masonry heater microheater oil heater open feedwater heater orchard heater point heater quartz heater space heater steam heater storage heater water heater wet heater
相关词
heating

词源

Etymology tree
English heat
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English heater
From heat + -er.
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