siphon
英['saɪf(ə)n]
美['saɪfn]
- n. 虹吸管
- vi. 通过虹吸管
- vt. 用虹吸管吸出；抽取
- n. (Siphon)人名；(老、柬)西蓬
词态变化
复数: siphons;第三人称单数: siphons;过去式: siphoned;过去分词: siphoned;现在分词: siphoning;
助记提示
1. 虹吸管就是使液体产生虹吸现象所用的弯管，呈倒U字形而一端较长，使用时管内要预先充满液体。
2. sip(吸) + -hon(拼音“虹”) => 吸虹 => 虹吸----虹吸管。
中文词源
siphon 吸管，虹吸
来自希腊语 siphon,管子，管道，引申词义吸管，虹吸。
英文词源
- siphon (n.)
- late 14c., from Latin sipho (genitive siphonis) "a siphon," from Greek siphon "pipe, tube for drawing wine from a cask," of unknown origin. Related: Siphonal.
- siphon (v.)
- 1859, from siphon (n.). Figurative sense of "to draw off, divert" is recorded from 1940. Related: Siphoned; siphoning.
双语例句
- 1. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Tell Mac to siphon petrol out of his wagon.
- 让马克把他车里的汽油抽出来。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The siphon is broken and the column flow ceases.
- 虹吸中断,柱的液流停止.
来自辞典例句
- 4. We need a new road to siphon off some of the traffic from the town center.
- 我们需要一条新路分流市中心的行人车辆.
来自辞典例句
- 5. Sand Island Siphon the fuel out of that aircraft!
- 把那架飞机上的燃料抽出来!
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