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To Disinfect a Police Car in a Pandemic, Software Cranks Up the Heat
The N.Y.P.D. and other departments were concerned about the spread of the coronavirus in vehicles. Ford's answer is software to raise the temperature.
The carmaker has developed a software update that can raise the interior temperature to 133 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 minutes, which it says is enough to eliminate the virus.
語言點
disinfect vt. 消毒
· to disinfect a room/wound: 給房間/傷口消毒
crank up: 調高,開大;使機器運轉;使……提高效率
crank n. 曲柄
· crank up the volume: 把音量開大
· crank up the air conditioner: 把冷氣開到最大
· cranking up the heat: 調高溫度
· Global warming cranks up the heat.
全球變暖導致的溫度升高。
be concerned about sth. 對……擔心
· I've been concerned about you lately.
最近我對你有些擔心。
· I'm a bit concerned about your health.
我有點擔心你的健康。
interior adj. 內部的
· interior walls: 內墻
· interior space: 內部空間
· There is more interior space than in some rival cars.
車內空間比有些同類車寬敞。
eliminate vt. 消除
· eliminate disease/poverty/crime: 消除疾病/貧困/犯罪
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