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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries가속 장치
Native Script:한국어 한글
Pronunciation / Transliteration: gasok jangchi
"운전자가 가속 페달을 밟았습니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A device, such as a valve or lever, controlling the amount of fuel or power delivered to an engine.
"The pilot pushed the throttle forward to increase the aircraft's speed."
- 1
To choke, strangle, or suppress something's operation or development.
"New regulations threaten to throttle economic growth in the region."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'throttle', a diminutive of 'throat', originating from Old English 'þrotu'. It historically referred to the throat or windpipe before evolving in the 17th century to mean choking or strangling, and subsequently, in the 19th century, to valves controlling fluid or fuel flow.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Throttle" is said worldwide
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accélérateur
Transliteration: ak.se.le.ʁa.tœʁ
"Il a appuyé sur l'accélérateur pour dépasser la voiture."
Gashebel
Transliteration: ˈɡasˌheːbl̩
"Der Pilot zog den Gashebel zurück."
acceleratore
Transliteration: at.tʃe.le.raˈto.re
"Ha premuto l'acceleratore a fondo."
acelerador
Transliteration: a.θe.le.ɾaˈðoɾ
"Pisó el acelerador para subir la colina."
acelerador
Transliteration: a.se.le.ɾaˈdoɾ
"Ele pisou no acelerador e disparou."
एक्सीलेटर
Transliteration: eksileṭar
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"ड्राइवर ने कार का एक्सीलेटर दबा दिया।"
油门
Transliteration: yóumén
Script: 中文汉字
"飞行员推了一下油门以加速起飞。"
가속 장치
Transliteration: gasok jangchi
Script: 한국어 한글
"운전자가 가속 페달을 밟았습니다."
スロットル
Transliteration: surottoru
Script: 日本語
"パイロットはスロットルレバーを前に押し出した。"
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