airlock

劍橋詞典

airlock noun [C] (ROOM)


a room between two areas that have different air pressure , allowing you to go from one area to the other
壓差隔離室；密封艙
Airlocks are commonly found on submarines and manned spacecraft . 潛水艇和載人航天器上一般都有壓差隔離室。

airlock noun [C] (BUBBLE)


a bubble in a pipe that prevents liquid from flowing along it
（阻止液躰在琯內(nèi)流動的）氣泡，氣塞 返回 airlock