- [uncountable] (symbol C)
a chemical element. Carbon is found in all living things, existing in a pure state as diamond and graphite. 碳 carbon fibre 碳纤维 iron with a high carbon content 碳含量高的铁
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- pure
- organic
- radioactive
- …
- content
- atom
- isotope
- …
- a form of carbon
- [uncountable]
used when referring to the gas carbon dioxide in terms of the effect it has on the earth’s climate in causing global warming 碳（指导致全球变暖的二氧化碳气体） carbon emissions/levels/taxes 碳排放；碳水平；碳税 - (British English)
How do we move to a low-carbon economy? 我们如何转向低碳经济？
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- pure
- organic
- radioactive
- …
- content
- atom
- isotope
- …
- a form of carbon
- [countable] (also carbon copy)
a copy of a document, letter, etc. made with carbon paper 复写纸 - [countable] (also carbon copy)
a person or thing that is very similar to somebody/something else 极相像的人；极类似的事物 - [countable]
a piece of carbon paper 复写纸
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French carbone, from Latin carbo, carbon- ‘coal, charcoal’.