carbon
US
UK carbon n: (element)
SC 碳 tàn
TC 碳
TC 碳
Carbon is a nonmetallic element.
carbon n: (carbon paper)
SC 复写纸 fù xiě zhǐ
TC 複寫紙
TC 複寫紙
My check book has carbons.
carbon n: (carbon copy)
SC 复写本 fù xiě běn
TC 複寫本
TC 複寫本
SC 副本 fù xiě běn，fù běn
Keep the carbon for your personal records.
activated charcoal, activated carbon n: (highly absorbent carbon)
SC 活性炭
TC 活性炭
TC 活性炭
carbon 14 n: (radioactive carbon)
SC 碳十四（同位素） tàn shí sì tóng wèi sù
Carbon 14 is an isotope used in radiocarbon dating.
carbon black, lamp black n: (form of carbon used commercially)
SC 炭黑
carbon copy n: (document: duplicate)
SC 副本，复写本，复印本 fù běn，fù xiě běn，fù yìn běn
TC 複寫本
TC 複寫本
I am sending this letter to the client and will be sending a carbon copy to my boss for his information.
carbon copy n: figurative ([sth], [sb] identical)
SC 极其相似的东西 jí qí xiāng shì de dōng xī
Those cute little twin girls are carbon copies of each other.
carbon credit n: (greenhouse emissions allowance)
SC 碳排放额度，碳排放信用
carbon dating, carbon-14 dating, radiocarbon dating n: (age of organic material)
SC 碳素定年 tàn sù dìng nián
TC 碳素定年
TC 碳素定年
SC 碳元素年代测定法 tàn sù dìng nián，tàn yuán sù nián dài cè dìng fǎ
Carbon dating told us how old the Turin Shroud is.
carbon dioxide n: (gas: carbon and oxygen)
SC 二氧化碳 èr yǎng huà tàn
TC 二氧化碳
TC 二氧化碳
Trees absorb carbon dioxide but cut flowers give it off at night.
树木吸收二氧化碳，而摘下的花朵会在夜间释放二氧化碳。
carbon emissions npl: (greenhouse gases)
SC 碳排放
carbon fiber (US), carbon fibre (UK) n: uncountable (strong, thin fiber made of carbon)
SC 碳纤维
TC 碳纖維
TC 碳纖維
carbon footprint n: figurative (environmental impact) (比喻)
SC 二氧化碳排放量 èr yǎng huà tàn pái fàng liàng
I hope to reduce my carbon footprint by installing energy-efficient bulbs in all my lamps.
我想通过给我所有的灯都换上节能灯泡来降低二氧化碳排放量。
carbon monoxide n: (poisonous gas)
SC 一氧化碳 yì yǎng huà tàn
Carbon monoxide fumes from car exhaust pipes have caused many deaths.
All homes should have a carbon monoxide detector.
carbon offset n: (emissions compensation)
SC 碳补偿
carbon paper n: (for copying documents)
SC 复写纸 fù xiě zhǐ
TC 複寫紙
TC 複寫紙
Put this sheet of carbon paper between the two sheets of paper to make a copy.
carbon sink n: ([sth]: absorbs carbon from air)
SC 碳汇，碳吸收
carbon steel n: (metal: alloy)
SC 碳钢 tàn gāng
Carbon steel is harder than stainless steel.
carbon tax n: (environmental tax on fossil fuels)
SC 碳排放税
carbon-date [sth] vtr: (estimate age from radioactivity)
SC 以放射性碳含量测定…的年代，用碳素测定…的年代