blower
noun[C]
uk/ˈbləʊ.ər/us/ˈbloʊ.ɚ/blowernoun[C](BLOWING AIR)
adevicethatblowsoutair, forexampletoheatorcoolaplace, or toremovesomething from aplace:
吹风机，鼓风机，风箱Turn theheatercontroltohot, and set the blower tomedium/highspeed.把加热器控制转到热，把鼓风机调到中/高速度。
Use the blower tocollecttheleavesintopiles.用吹风机将树叶收集成堆。
See also
snow blower
leaf blower
apersonwhoblowsairdown atubetoshapeheatedglassintoobjects:
吹玻璃工，吹玻璃师傅When the blower isattachingbasestowineglasses, thestemwillslideoff if theglassis toohot, and won'tstickif it's toocold.当吹玻璃师傅给酒杯粘接底座时，玻璃太热了杯茎会滑掉，温度不够时又粘不上去。
Synonym
glassblower
- Afireofficialsaid that the blowers thatremovesmokefrom thebuildingweren'tworking.
- Thecarwasfreezingso werolledup thewindowsand put the blowers on high.
- Heswitchedon the blower and astreamofwarmairgushedout at them.
- Trackworkersused blowers andsweeperstotryto get theloosematerialsoff thetrackbefore therace.
- Theagencyhaddispatchedabout 115workerswith 35ploughs, blowers and snow-clearingtrucks.
Machines - general words
- 3-D printer
- animatronic
- automated
- automation
- backhoe
- chuck
- coffee machine
- concrete mixer
- crankshaft
- flywheel
- generator
- hoist
- mill
- shredder
- tabulator
- teleprompter
- telerobotics
- touchless
- ultra-sensitive
- water cooler
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Glass
blowernoun[C](PHONE)
the blowerUKold-fashionedinformal
thetelephone:
I had Charlesonthe blower thismorning.
Getonthe blower andcomplain.
- She wasstraighton the blowertellingme all about it.
- He used the blower tospeakthoseimmortalwords to hisassistantin the nextroom: "Watson, come here, Iwantyou."
- Hishabitof makingnocturnalcallswillmeanthe blowerwakingthehouseholdevenbefore themilkmanhas called.
Communications - telephone equipment
- answering machine
- brick
- burner
- caller ID
- cell phone
- device
- dumbphone
- ext.
- extension
- fascia
- platform
- powerbank
- sim
- SIM card
- smartphone
- speed dial
- switchboard
- telephone
- telephone booth
- telephone exchange