A supercharged engine has extra air pushed into it under pressure by a device called a supercharger. More air means more fuel can burn, and more burning means more power, so a supercharged car is faster and stronger than the same car without it.

A supercharged engine一具supercharged（機械增壓）的引擎 has extra air pushed into it under pressure被加壓打進額外的空氣, by a device called a supercharger靠的是一個叫supercharger的裝置. More air means more fuel can burn空氣越多，能燃燒的燃料就越多, and more burning means more power燃燒越多，動力就越大, so a supercharged car is faster and stronger than the same car without it所以一輛supercharged的車會比沒有它的同款車更快更強.

You will see the word on cars, motorbikes, boats and aircraft, and car lovers use it happily and often.

You will see the word on cars, motorbikes, boats and aircraft你會在汽車、機車、船和飛機上看到這個字, and car lovers use it happily and often車迷也很樂於常常使用它.

Outside machines, the word has grown a wide everyday use meaning 'made much more powerful, faster or more intense than normal': a supercharged economy, a supercharged debate, supercharged emotions, a supercharged version of an app. In this looser sense it usually sounds exciting and positive, though it can hint that something is running so hot it may be hard to control.

Outside machines在機械之外, the word has grown a wide everyday use meaning 'made much more powerful, faster or more intense than normal'這個字延伸出廣泛的日常用法，意思是『變得比平常強大、快速或激烈很多』: a supercharged economy像supercharged economy（火力全開的經濟）, a supercharged debate supercharged debate（火爆的辯論）, supercharged emotions supercharged emotions（高漲的情緒）, a supercharged version of an app supercharged version of an app（強化升級版的應用程式）. In this looser sense在這個比較寬鬆的意思裡, it usually sounds exciting and positive它聽起來通常令人興奮、正面, though it can hint that something is running so hot it may be hard to control不過也可能暗示某件事火熱到有點難以控制.

It works as an adjective before a noun, and it is also the past form of the verb 'supercharge', so you can say a new law supercharged the housing market.

It works as an adjective before a noun它可以當形容詞放在名詞前面, and it is also the past form of the verb 'supercharge'它也是動詞'supercharge'的過去式, so you can say a new law supercharged the housing market所以你可以說a new law supercharged the housing market（一項新法規讓房市火力全開）.

One technical point worth keeping straight: a supercharger is driven by the engine itself, while a turbocharger is spun by the exhaust gases. Both push in extra air, but they are not the same part.

One technical point worth keeping straight一個值得弄清楚的技術重點: a supercharger is driven by the engine itselfsupercharger是靠引擎本身帶動的, while a turbocharger is spun by the exhaust gases而turbocharger（渦輪增壓器）是靠廢氣帶動旋轉的. Both push in extra air兩者都是把額外的空氣打進去, but they are not the same part但不是同一種零件.