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tube

UK //tjuːb//US //tuːb//

词源

源自拉丁语 'tubus',意为'管子',16世纪通过法语 'tube' 进入英语。

noun

❶ 指中空的圆柱形物体,通常由金属、塑料或玻璃制成,用于输送液体或气体。

“The water flows through the tube to the garden.”

(水通过管子流到花园里。)

“She used a cardboard tube to store her posters.”

(她用纸筒来存放她的海报。)

❶ 在英国英语中,指地铁系统,尤指伦敦地铁。

“I take the tube to work every morning.”

(我每天早上乘地铁去上班。)

“The tube map is very easy to understand.”

(地铁线路图很容易看懂。)

同义词:pipe, cylinder, hose, conduit, subway

verb

❶ 通过管道输送某物,或将某物装入管状容器中。

“The oil is tubed to the refinery.”

(石油通过管道输送到炼油厂。)

“They tubed the samples for laboratory analysis.”

(他们把样本装入试管用于实验室分析。)

同义词:pipe, channel, convey, funnel

常见短语

tube top — 一种无肩带的上衣,形状像管子,常见于女性夏季服装。

“She wore a colorful tube top to the beach party.”

(她穿了一件彩色抹胸去参加海滩派对。)

down the tubes — 形容事情完全失败或变得毫无价值,常用于非正式场合。

“All our plans went down the tubes when the funding was cut.”

(当资金被削减后,我们所有的计划都泡汤了。)

inner tube — 指轮胎内部充气的橡胶管,用于自行车、汽车等交通工具。

“We had to patch the inner tube after finding a puncture.”

(发现漏气后,我们不得不修补内胎。)