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Siphon Verb Tube Siphoning Money 英['Saɪfn 美[ˈsaɪfən N.虹吸管;Vt.用虹吸管吸(或输送)(液体);Vi.通过虹吸管

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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