carburettor

noun
🔊/ˌkɑːbəˈretə(r)/
🔊/ˈkɑːrbəreɪtər/
(British English)
(North American English carburetor)
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  1. the part of an engine, for example in a car, where petrol and air are mixed together汽化器,化油器(汽车发动机部件)Topics Transport by car or lorryc2
    Word Originmid 19th cent.: from archaic carburet ‘combine or charge with a hydrocarbon’ + -or.