| 复合形式： |
| 英语 | 中文 |
activated charcoal,
activated carbon n | (highly absorbent carbon) | SCSimplified Chinese 活性炭
TCTraditional Chinese 活性炭 |
| carbon 14 n | (radioactive carbon) | SCSimplified Chinese 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) | SCSimplified Chinese 炭黑 |
| carbon copy n | (document: duplicate) | SCSimplified Chinese 副本，复写本，复印本 fù běn，fù xiě běn，fù yìn běn
TCTraditional Chinese 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) | SCSimplified Chinese 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) | SCSimplified Chinese 碳排放额度，碳排放信用 |
carbon dating,
carbon-14 dating,
radiocarbon dating n | (age of organic material) | SCSimplified Chinese 碳素定年 tàn sù dìng nián
TCTraditional Chinese 碳素定年 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 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) | SCSimplified Chinese 二氧化碳 èr yǎng huà tàn
TCTraditional Chinese 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 disulfide | (chemistry) | SCSimplified Chinese 二硫化碳 |
| carbon emissions npl | (greenhouse gases) | SCSimplified Chinese 碳排放 |
| Carbon emissions are contributing hugely to climate change. |
carbon fiber (US),
carbon fibre (UK) n | uncountable (strong, thin fiber made of carbon) | SCSimplified Chinese 碳纤维
TCTraditional Chinese 碳纖維 |
| carbon footprint n | figurative (environmental impact) (比喻) | SCSimplified Chinese 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) | SCSimplified Chinese 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) | SCSimplified Chinese 碳补偿 |
| carbon paper n | (for copying documents) | SCSimplified Chinese 复写纸 fù xiě zhǐ
TCTraditional Chinese 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) | SCSimplified Chinese 碳汇，碳吸收 |
| carbon steel n | (metal: alloy) | SCSimplified Chinese 碳钢 tàn gāng |
| Carbon steel is harder than stainless steel. |
| carbon tax n | (environmental tax on fossil fuels) | SCSimplified Chinese 碳排放税 |
| carbon-date [sth]⇒ vtr | (estimate age from radioactivity) | SCSimplified Chinese 以放射性碳含量测定…的年代，用碳素测定…的年代 |
