Scientists are developing a super-sensitive Breathalyzer-type tool that works a lot like a nose and could one day sniff out human ills. 美国的一个科研小组目前正在开发一种类似呼气测醉器的工具,这种超级灵敏的仪器就像一个“电子鼻子”,它可以在不久的将来替人体查找病因。
breathalyzer
[ noun ] a device that measures chemicals (especially the alcohol content) in a person's expired breath <noun.artifact>
breathalyzer \breathalyzer\ n. [a Trademark.] a device that measures alcohol content of a person's breath.
Syn: breathalyser, breath analyzer. [WordNet 1.5]
Fuller invented the Guardian Interlock, which deactivates a car's ignition system if the driver can't pass an alcohol breathalyzer test.
One new system even adds a breathalyzer test to the home arrest monitor.