asbestos
asbestos 英 [æsˈbestəs] 美 [æsˈbɛstəs, æz-]
n. 石棉 adj. 石棉的
- Asbestos is a fibrous mineral used mainly in making fireproof material. Inhaling asbestos can cause health problems such as lung cancer.
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- n. 石棉
- adj. 石棉的
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1. Radon and asbestos.
氡和石棉。
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2. He now has lymphatic tumours in his chest, as well as asbestos poisoning.
现在，他的胸腔不但长有多块淋巴肿瘤，还出现石棉中毒症状。
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3. However, there are concerns over the similar shape of nanotubes and asbestos fibres, which are known to cause damage to the lungs in conditions such as mesothelioma.
然而，人们对于形状类似的纳米管和石棉纤维颇有担忧，众所周知，这些材料能破坏肺部，导致间皮瘤等疾病。
- asbestos (n.) 1650s, earlier albeston, abestus (c. 1100), name of a fabulous stone, which, set afire, could not be extinguished; from Old French abeste, abestos (Modern French asbeste), from Latin asbestos "quicklime" (which "burns" when cold water is poured on it), from Greek asbestos, literally "inextinguishable," from a- "not" (see a- (3)) + sbestos, verbal adjective from sbennynai "to quench," from PIE root *(s)gwes- "to quench, extinguish" (source also of Lithuanian gesti "to go out," Old Church Slavonic gaso, Hittite kishtari "is being put out").
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