bulb是什么意思？

There are standard-shaped bulbs, flame-shaped bulbs, colored globe-shaped bulbs, and more.

There are some very commendable characteristics of the CFL [compact fluorescent ( ' , 荧光的 ) light bulb], yet the selection of any light source remains inseparable from the luminaire ( ' , 照明装置 ) that houses it, along with the space in which both arc installed, and lighting requirements that need to be satisfied.

The incandescent light bulb, invented by Thomas Edison, which came to be the symbol of inspiration, has been developed into hundreds, if not thousands, of forms.

It is quite easy, with all that choice, to change a light bulb.

It is easy to change a light bulb, sure, but it is harder to change the bulb and its fixture.

Consider the incandescent ( ' , 白炽灯 ) bulb, an object currently hated by many environmentalists and energy-efficiency advocates.

Changing a light bulb is easier than changing the fixture housing it.

And there is more to the story, because not only are the devices that house incandescent bulbs shaped to their underlying characteristics, but rooms and entire buildings have been designed in accordance with how incandescent lighting reflects off walls and windows.

All of those specialized bulbs led to the building of specialized light fixtures, from the desk lamp you study by, to the ugly but beloved hand-painted Chinese lamp you inherited from your grandmother, to the ceiling fixture in your closet, to the light in your oven or refrigerator, and to the light that the dentist points at you.

Oh, yes, go down this aisle, pass the garden tools, you'll find them on the shelf next to the light bulbs.

At least the slides were good, that is, until the bulb in the projector blew, and she had to finish the talk with no illustrations.

Consider the incandescent (白炽灯) bulb, an object currently hated by many environmentalists and energy-efficiency advocates.