英语单词

siphon是什么意思

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

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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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