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
His personality left a deep impression on us.
他的人品给我留下了深刻的印象。
I think it's going to be too high.
我认为它将太高。
Dancing proved to be more than the dish could bear, for during the party it capsized and sank in seven feet of water.