atom smasher

1. European scientists say they have set a record for high-energy collisions of protons in the world's largest atom smasher, mimicking conditions close to the "Big Bang" that created the universe.
   欧洲的科学家说，他们在世界最大的原子对撞机上创下了高能量质子对撞的最新纪录，模拟创造宇宙的“大爆炸”状态。
2. This early@ atom smasher@ looks like a round tube that can be turned by hand.
   这个早期的“原子击碎器”看上去就像是一根可以用手转动的圆管。

noun

1. a scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles

   Synonym:    acceleratorparticle accelerator