airlock
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/ˈerlɑːk/
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/ˈeəlɒk/
A small room with doors at both ends that you pass through to enter or exit an area with different air pressure, like on a spacecraft or submarine.
The astronauts had to go through the airlock to get from the spacecraft to the space station.
太空人必須通過氣閘從太空船進入太空站。
A pocket of air that stops the flow of liquid in a pump or pipe.
The plumber had to fix the airlock in the pipe to get the water flowing again.
管路工不得不修理管道中的氣塞以使水流重新流動。