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pumping

UK //ˈpʌmpɪŋ//US //ˈpʌmpɪŋ//

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。)

同义词:forcing, circulating, propelling, inflating, expelling

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。)

同义词:circulation, flow, expansion, engorgement, throbbing

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。)