
pumping
词源
源自中古英语 'pumpen',可能来自荷兰语 'pompen' 或低地德语 'pumpen',意为“用泵抽水”。
verb
❶ 用泵或其他机械装置迫使液体或气体流动,常用于描述将水、油等物质从一个地方输送到另一个地方的过程。
“The workers are pumping water out of the flooded basement.”
(工人们正在将水从被淹的地下室抽出来。)
“The heart is responsible for pumping blood throughout the body.”
(心脏负责将血液泵送到全身各处。)
❶ 在健身或运动时,通过快速、有力的动作使肌肉充血,通常表现为肌肉膨胀或紧绷的状态。
“After lifting weights, his arms were pumping with blood.”
(举重后,他的手臂因充血而膨胀。)
“She could feel her heart pumping hard after the sprint.”
(冲刺后,她能感觉到心脏剧烈跳动。)
noun
❶ 泵送或抽吸的动作或过程,通常指液体或气体的流动。
“The pumping of groundwater has caused the land to sink.”
(地下水的抽取导致地面下沉。)
“The constant pumping of oil from the well keeps the supply steady.”
(油井的持续抽油保证了供应稳定。)
❶ 健身或运动时肌肉充血的状态,通常表现为肌肉短暂膨胀或紧绷。
“After the workout, he admired the pumping in his biceps.”
(锻炼后,他欣赏着自己二头肌的充血状态。)
“The pumping in her legs made it hard to walk after the marathon.”
(马拉松后,她腿部的充血让她难以行走。)
常见短语
pumping iron — 指进行举重训练,通常用于描述健身或力量训练的场景。
“He spends two hours every evening pumping iron at the gym.”
(他每天晚上在健身房举重两小时。)
pumping station — 泵站,指用于输送液体或气体的设施,常见于供水、排水或石油工业。
“The city built a new pumping station to improve water supply.”
(该市新建了一个泵站以改善供水。)