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cowcatcher

/ˈkaʊˌkætʃ.ər/

翻译: 指机车前端安装的倾斜金属框架或防护装置,用于排开轨道上的障碍物以防止脱轨。也可指类似形状的装置或人物。

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noun

/ˈkaʊˌkætʃ.ər/C1formal
  • zh指机车前端安装的倾斜金属框架或防护装置,用于排开轨道上的障碍物以防止脱轨。也可指类似形状的装置或人物。

A noun referring to an inclined metal frame or guard attached to the front of a locomotive, designed to push obstacles off the track to prevent derailment.

  1. Locomotive safety deviceC1formal

    A metal frame attached to the front of a train engine, designed to push obstacles off the tracks.

    zh排障器

    • The old steam locomotive had a large cowcatcher at the front.
    • The cowcatcher cleared branches and debris from the railway line.
    • Engineers designed the cowcatcher to prevent derailments from obstacles.

    同义词pilot

词形
  • cowcatchers plural form
  • cowcatchers' possessive plural form
  • cowcatcher's possessive singular form