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Asbestos is a grey mineral that does not catch fire easily. For a long time people used it in buildings — roof sheets, wrapping around , ceiling tiles — and in clothes meant to protect workers from heat. It looks useful because fire does not eat it.
Asbestos「Asbestos」（石綿） is a grey mineral是一種灰色的礦物 that不容易 does not catch fire easily不容易起火。 For a long time很長一段時間裡， people人們 used it in buildings把它用在建築物上——像是 roof sheets屋頂板、 wrapping around pipes包在管線外層、 ceiling tiles天花板磚—— and而且 in clothes meant to protect workers from heat用在保護工人不被高溫燙傷的衣服上。 It它 looks useful看起來很好用 because因為 fire does not eat it火燒不掉它。
Though actually that is why the old Greek name meant something like “you cannot put this out.” The danger is the other side of the same material: it breaks into tiny fibres you cannot see. If those fibres get into the lungs, they can make people very ill years later, including with cancer.
Though actually不過事實上， that is why這就是為什麼 the old Greek name這個字古希臘的名稱 meant something like意思大概是 "you cannot put this out."「你沒辦法把它撲滅」。 The danger它的危險 is the other side of the same material正是同一種材質的另一面： it它 breaks into會碎裂成 tiny fibres you cannot see你看不見的細小纖維。 If如果 those fibres get into the lungs這些纖維進到肺裡， they它們 can make people very ill years later可能會讓人在多年之後生重病， including with cancer包括罹患癌症。
Most countries stopped putting it into new buildings, and taking it out of old ones is specialist, careful work. The word still turns up in news about old schools, factories, and home repairs.
Most countries大部分國家 stopped putting it into new buildings已經不再把它用在新建築裡， and而且 taking it out of old ones把它從舊建築裡移除 is specialist, careful work是需要專業、小心處理的工作。 The word這個詞 still turns up in news還是會出現在新聞裡 about old schools, factories, and home repairs談到老舊學校、工廠和居家整修的時候。
It is this mineral, not a plant.
It它 is this mineral指的是這種礦物， not a plant而不是植物。
組成From Old French abestos, from Latin asbestos, from Greek asbestos, “unquenchable”: a- “not” plus a piece related to quenching, putting a fire out.
原始詞典資料9 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Asbestosname
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Former name of Val des Sources: a town in Asbestos, Estrie, Quebec, Canada.
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Former name of Les Sources: a regional county municipality of Eastern Townships, Quebec, Canada.
asbestosnoun/æsˈbɛs.tɒs/
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chemistrygeographygeologyAny of several fibrous mineral forms of magnesium silicate, used for fireproofing, electrical insulation, building materials, brake linings, chemical filters, suits, fireman's gloves, etc.
- All types of asbestos are potentially carcinogenic when inhaled.
- Asbestos insulation was once ubiquitous.
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chemistrygeographygeologyAny of asbestos-like forms of several minerals, asbestiforms
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The supposed material composing part of the body that is impervious to heat, or by extension other unpleasant sensations; especially hot or spicy food.
- She sipped the coffee; she always did have asbestos lips.
- They were exceptionally good and were accompanied by a chili sauce that had to be eaten with great caution unless you had an asbestos tongue but was nonetheless delicious.
asbestosverb/æsˈbɛs.tɒs/
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To coat or line with asbestos.
- “Be sure you have plenty of kindling before you begin. They are rather non-inflammable and well asbestosed, so to speak.”
- The latter department will be asbestosed without according to the idea of Professor Swain, whose deductions are that you should wear an overcoat in summer for the reason that what will keep out the cold will keep out the heat.
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To expose to asbestos; to cause to suffer asbestosis.
- Lungs asbestosed / unable to breath^([sic]) / and so incapable / of producing for profit / sent away without delay / so a fresh lunged / could occupy / the vacant place.
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To insulate or buffer.
- Is Malcolm J. Miller’s South Carolina Sinking Fund partly immune, partly asbestosed, or what?
- Whatever air’s asbestosing the prayers / Of this sparse April parlour must splutter / To dust until it dismantles itself.
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。