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siphon

英 ['saɪf(ə)n] 美 ['saɪfn]

解释

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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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.

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例句和用法

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。

2. Tell Mac to siphon petrol out of his wagon.: 让马克把他车里的汽油抽出来。

3. The siphon is broken and the column flow ceases.: 虹吸中断,柱的液流停止.

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.

5. Sand Island Siphon the fuel out of that aircraft!: 把那架飞机上的燃料抽出来!