uranium

uranium — noun

1. a naturally occurring heavy metallic substance that is silver-white in colour an

1.名詞B2
釋義

a naturally occurring heavy metallic substance that is silver-white in colour and gives off radiation, whose atoms can be split to release a very large amount of energy, used mainly as a fuel in nuclear reactors and in nuclear weapons

例句

Folake's research team studies how uranium behaves under extreme heat and pressure.

uranium + behaves under [conditions]

The uranium mine in northern Namibia produces ore for several international power companies.

uranium mine — location where uranium ore is extracted

文法句型

uranium + verb (is found / occurs)

enriched / depleted + uranium

用法筆記

Frequently appears as a modifier in compound nouns — for example, 'uranium mine', 'uranium fuel', and 'uranium enrichment'. The adjective forms 'enriched uranium' (processed to increase the proportion of fissionable isotope U-235) and 'depleted uranium' (with a reduced proportion of U-235) are common in technical and news contexts.

常見錯誤

❌The power plant runs on uranium plutonium.
✅The power plant runs on uranium.
💡Uranium and plutonium are different chemical elements; plutonium is produced from uranium inside a nuclear reactor.
❌We need three uraniums for the experiment.
✅We need three samples of uranium for the experiment.
💡Uranium is an uncountable noun in general use.