It was a compact fluorescent light bulb.

那是一个紧凑型荧光灯管。

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Early iterations of the compact fluorescent light bulb were expensive, and consumers complained of myriad problems - from buzzing, flickering and long start-up time to unpleasant hues.

早期的复合型荧光灯管是昂贵的，消费者抱怨各种各样的问题诸如从有响声，闪烁，过长的启动时间产生令人不愉快的色彩。

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Fluorescent lights use electricity to excite mercury vapor. This produces ultraviolet light that causes a phosphor coating inside the bulb to glow.

荧光灯用电激发水银蒸气。这会生成紫外线光而使得镀在灯管内壁上的磷涂层发光.

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The best-known green-home technology must surely be the compact-fluorescent light bulb, the very icon of green living.

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Since one of the diamond's selling points was its ability to change hues from cotton-candy pink to fuchsia under fluorescent light, a bulb was positioned over its case to flicker on and off.

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We have seen a very strong response from customers for our newest version, Acrich 2, in light bulb, fluorescent tubes and panels.

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