這個拼法是2個不同的字· 2 words spelled “carb”
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carburettor
nounThe same three letters, cut from a different long word. Carburettor is a mouthful, so in a workshop it loses its tail too, and what is left names the small part where petrol meets air before it burns. Nothing joins this picture to the food one except the scissors: two long words, cut at the same place, leaving the same short sound.
From the word’s history
A clipping of carburetor / carburettor, recorded as informal.
依來源記載，這是 carburetor／carburettor 的截短形（clipping），標為口語。LDOCE 另外把這個簡稱標為英式英文。
Wiktionary, "carb"
carbohydrates
nounPicture a long word with its tail cut off. Carbohydrate is heavy to say, so in kitchens, gyms and cafés people keep only the front of it. What is left points at the energy part of food, and at the plate it usually sits on: the rice, the , the bread, the potatoes. Almost always plural, because nobody counts them one at a time.
From the word’s history
A clipping of carbohydrate, recorded as informal and usually plural.
依來源記載，這是 carbohydrate 的截短形（clipping），標為口語，而且通常用複數。
Wiktionary, "carb"
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，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。
carbnoun/kɑːb/
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drugsmedicinepharmacologyThe hole on a pipe which is covered and opened to control the inflow of air.
- She lifted her thumb off the carb and breathed in the thick smoke.
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：
- California Air Resources Board
- carbohydrate
- carburetor
- carburettor
摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。