| 单词 | siphon |
|---|---|
| 音标 | 英['saɪfn] 美[ˈsaɪfən] |
| 解释 | n.虹吸管;vt.用虹吸管吸(或输送)(液体);vi.通过虹吸管; |
| 例句 | VERB 通过虹吸管吸(或输送、抽干) If you siphon liquid from a container, you make it come out through a tube and down into a lower container by enabling the pressure of the air on it to push it out. 例:She puts a piece of plastic tubing in her mouth and starts siphoning gas from a huge metal drum...她把一根塑料管放进嘴里,开始从一个巨大的金属桶里吸气。 例:Tell Mac to siphon petrol out of his wagon.让马克把他车里的汽油抽出来。 N-COUNT 虹吸管 A siphon is a tube that you use for siphoning liquid. VERB 抽取,抽出,挪用(金钱或资源) If you siphon money or resources from something, you cause them to be used for a purpose for which they were not intended. 例:He had siphoned thousands of pounds a week from the failing business...他一周之内从这家濒临破产的企业里抽走了数千英镑的资金。 例:They siphon foreign aid money into their personal bank accounts.他们把国外救济金非法转入了个人银行账户。 |
| 变形 | third:siphons~done:siphoned~pl:siphons~ing:siphoning~past:siphoned~ |
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