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| English | Chinese |
| oil boom A floating device used to contain oil on a body of water. Once the boom has been inflated, it is towed downwind of the oil slick and formed into a U-shape; under the influence of wind, the oil becomes trapped within the boom. Skimming equipment travels into the boom enclosure and the oil is pumped into containers | 拦油栅 (用来容纳水体中石油的浮动装置。一旦栅栏充气膨胀，就顺风牵引在浮油处形成一个"U"型；在风的影响下，油在栅栏中淤积。浮油刮集装置进入拦油栅围栏，石油被抽入容器。) |
| sonic boom | 声爆 (震) |
| sonic boom A noise caused by a shock wave that emanates from an aircraft or other object traveling at or above sonic velocity | 爆音 (由冲击波从飞机或其他高于声速行的物体而产生的噪音。) |