siphon
英 ['sa?f(?)n]
美 ['sa?fn]
- n. 虹吸管
- vi. 通過虹吸管
- vt. 用虹吸管吸出；抽取
- n. (Siphon)人名；(老、柬)西蓬
助記提示
1. 虹吸管就是使液體產生虹吸現象所用的彎管，呈倒U字形而一端較長，使用時管內要預先充滿液體。
2. sip(吸) + -hon(拼音“虹”) => 吸虹 => 虹吸----虹吸管。
中文詞源
siphon 吸管，虹吸來自希臘語 siphon,管子，管道，引申詞義吸管，虹吸。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. They siphon foreign aid money into their personal bank accounts.
- 他們把國外救濟金非法轉入了個人銀行賬戶。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Tell Mac to siphon petrol out of his wagon.
- 讓馬克把他車里的汽油抽出來。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The siphon is broken and the column flow ceases.
- 虹吸中斷,柱的液流停止.
來自辭典例句
- 4. We need a new road to siphon off some of the traffic from the town center.
- 我們需要一條新路分流市中心的行人車輛.
來自辭典例句
- 5. Sand Island Siphon the fuel out of that aircraft!
- 把那架飛機上的燃料抽出來!
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