新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

magnet

英  [ˈmæɡnɪt]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • magnets

    1[C 可数名词] 有吸引力的事物

    If you say that something is a magnet or is like a magnet, you mean that people are very attracted by it and want to go to it or look at it.

    双语例句

    例:

    Prospect Park, with its vast lake, is a magnet for all health freaks.

    拥有大片湖区的展望公园是所有健身迷的向往之地。

    2[C 可数名词] 磁体 , 磁铁

    A magnet is a piece of iron or other material which attracts iron towards it.

    双语例句

    例:

    It's possible to hang a nail from a magnet and then use that nail to pick up another nail.

    把一颗钉子挂在一个磁体上再用这颗钉子去吸起另一颗钉子是可能的。

    例:

    about a hundred times more powerful than a fridge magnet.

    比冰箱磁铁的磁力强大约一百倍。

    例:

    superconductors are now used in power cables and to make powerful magnets.

    现在超导体被用于电缆及制造强力磁铁。