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词汇 intoximeter
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Definition of intoximeter in English:

intoximeter

noun ɪnˈtɒksɪmiːtəɪnˈtɑksəˌmidər
  • A non-portable instrument for measuring the alcohol content of a person's breath, especially in cases of suspected drunken driving, usually sited at a police station.

    (固定装置的)呼吸酒精含量测量器,测酒器

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He smelled of alcohol and registered .12 percent on a BAC intoximeter.
    • He was arrested and at Cheltenham Police station he gave a breath alcohol sample on the intoximeter which produced a reading of 87 micrograms of alcohol per 100 ml of breath.
    • The judge's concern related to the absence of an independent means of verification of the intoximeter.
    • There was no independent analysis of a breath sample taken by an intoximeter, and as such the read-out was ‘irrebuttable’.
    • In 2001 the seven applied for an inspection of the intoximeter at Dún Laoghaire Garda Station but the District Court had refused to adjourn their cases for an inspection.
    • The new intoximeters will undergo weekly accuracy checks to be certain they are calibrated at all times.

Origin

1950s: from intoxication (see intoxicate) + -meter.

Definition of intoximeter in US English:

intoximeter

nouninˈtäksəˌmēdərɪnˈtɑksəˌmidər
  • A nonportable instrument for measuring the alcohol content of a person's breath, especially in cases of suspected drunk driving, usually sited at a police station.

    (固定装置的)呼吸酒精含量测量器,测酒器

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He smelled of alcohol and registered .12 percent on a BAC intoximeter.
    • There was no independent analysis of a breath sample taken by an intoximeter, and as such the read-out was ‘irrebuttable’.
    • He was arrested and at Cheltenham Police station he gave a breath alcohol sample on the intoximeter which produced a reading of 87 micrograms of alcohol per 100 ml of breath.
    • The new intoximeters will undergo weekly accuracy checks to be certain they are calibrated at all times.
    • The judge's concern related to the absence of an independent means of verification of the intoximeter.
    • In 2001 the seven applied for an inspection of the intoximeter at Dún Laoghaire Garda Station but the District Court had refused to adjourn their cases for an inspection.

Origin

1950s: from intoxication (see intoxicate) + -meter.

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