gasket
gasket
[ˈgaskɪt]
noun
blow a gasket
[ˈgaskɪt]
noun
- a shaped sheet or ring of rubber or other material sealing the junction between two surfaces in an engine or other device
垫圈；衬垫；密封垫 - (archaic)a cord securing a furled sail to the yard of a sailing ship
(古)束帆带，束帆索
blow a gasket
- suffer a leak in a gasket of an engine
（发动机的）垫圈泄漏 - (informal)lose one's temper
(非正式)发脾气
- early 17th cent. (in sense 2): perhaps from French garcette 'thin rope' (originally 'little girl'), diminutive of garce, feminine of gars 'boy'
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