transformer
🇬🇧 UK/træns'fɒ:mә/🇺🇸 US
A2
Definitions
n.
An electrical device that transfers energy between circuits by changing voltage levels; something or someone that transforms.
变压器;促使变化的人或物
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.power transformer电力变压器
- 2.step-up transformer升压变压器
- 3.step-down transformer降压变压器
- 4.[electrical transformer]电气变压器
Example Sentences
- 1.
A step-down transformer reduces high-voltage electricity to a safer level for home use.
- 2.
The power outage was caused by a faulty transformer on the main electrical grid.
- 3.
She was described as a transformer in the field of education, reshaping how students learn.