Siphon
[ ['saifən] ]
成人 Adult Edu
n. 虹吸管\\nvt. 用虹吸管吸出, 抽取\\nvi. 通过虹吸管
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
iphon
n
1 pipe, tube, etc in the form of an upside-down U, used for making a liquid flow, eg from one container to another, using atmospheric pressure 虹吸管.
2 (also soda siphon) bottle from which soda-water can be forced out by the pressure of gas in the bottle 虹吸瓶.
3 sucking-tube of some insects and animals （某些昆虫和其他动物的）管形口器或吸管. siphon, v (phr v) siphon sth into/out of sth; siphon sth off/out draw (a liquid) from one place to another using a siphon 用虹吸管将（液体）抽出
siphon petrol out of a car into a can 把汽车里的汽油用虹吸管抽进罐里
siphon off all the waste liquid 把全部废液用虹吸管抽掉. siphon sb/sth off (infml often derog 口, 常作贬义) transfer sb/sth from one place to another, often unfairly or illegally 将某人[某物]由一处抽调到另一处（通常指不公正地或非法地）
The big clubs siphon off all the best players. 大俱乐部把所有最佳选手都抽调走了.
She siphoned off profits from the business into her account. 她把企业的赢利转到了自己的帐户上.
🏥 医学释义
虹吸，虹吸管
🗣️ 情景例句
Guess what I just found out.
你猜我刚知道了什么？
'Tis a good horse that never stumbles.
好马不失蹄。
They went through the rooms, being careful to touch nothing, as they did not want to hinder the police in their search for fingerprints.
他俩搜遍这每一个房间，小心翼翼地不接触任何东西，因为他们怕妨碍警察寻找指纹。