阀

阀 [fá] 名

1. ■ （指在某方面有支配势力的人物或家族） established house or power group; a powerful person or family:

军阀 warlord;

财阀 financial magnate; plutocrat;

学阀 power group among professors;

门阀 powerful family

2. ■ {机} （活门） valve:

安全阀 safety valve;

止回阀 check valve;

回转阀 rotary [rotating] valve;

提升阀 poppet valve