accelerator

英 [əkˈseləreɪtə(r)]

美 [əkˈseləreɪtər]

n. (汽车等的)加速装置，油门; (基本粒子)加速器

Collins.1 / BNC.10364 / COCA.11455

牛津词典

noun

（汽车等的）加速装置，油门
the pedal in a car or other vehicle that you press with your foot to control the speed of the engine
（基本粒子）加速器
a machine for making elementary particles move at high speeds

N-COUNT （汽车等的）加速装置，油门
Theacceleratorin a car or other vehicle is the pedal which you press with your foot in order to make the vehicle go faster.
1. He eased his foot off the accelerator.
  他松开了油门。

noun

a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine
Synonym:throttlethrottle valve
a scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles
Synonym:particle acceleratoratom smasher
a pedal that controls the throttle valve
1. he stepped on the gas
Synonym:accelerator pedalgas pedalgasthrottlegun
(chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected
Synonym:catalyst

The brake is between the clutch and the accelerator.
制动器在离合器和加速器之间。
The LHC's primary control center is used to monitor and run the particle accelerator.
在LHC的主要控制中心是用于监测和运行的粒子加速器。
Accelerator irradiation test and fault injection experiments were carried out to validate this approach.
我们用加速器辐照实验和传统的故障注入方法验证了这种新方法的有效性。
Whenever there was a gap in the traffic the merest pressure on the accelerator was enough to close it
每当车流里出现了一点儿空距，只要稍稍一踩油门，空距就没有了。
He eased his foot off the accelerator.
他松开了油门。
The engine stalled. He pressed the accelerator hard
发动机熄火了。他用力踩油门。
We have to change the accelerator pedal.
我们得换油门踏板。
The Beijing HI-13 tandem accelerator AMS high resolution injector system was developed.
研制了北京HI-13串列加速器AMS专用高分辨注入器系统。
ERGONOMICS. Light touch accelerator pedal eliminates operator fatigue.
人机工程设计：轻型的加速踏板减轻了操作者的疲劳。
He bore down on the accelerator and the truck roared through its course like a heavy bomber.
他踩下油门，卡车像重型轰炸机似地轰然开过。