- (also formal microwave oven)
a type of oven that cooks or heats food very quickly using electromagnetic waves rather than heat 微波炉 compare ovenExtra ExamplesTopics Cooking and eatingb1I took my lunch out of the microwave. 我从微波炉里拿出午餐。 Your dinner's in the microwave. 你的晚餐在微波炉里。 This product is unsuitable for cooking in microwave ovens. 本产品不适合用微波炉烹饪。
- (specialist)
an electromagnetic wave that is shorter than a radio wave but longer than a light wave Topics Physics and chemistryc1微波