Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #15507
conduit
导管；管道
a pipe or tunnel that carries water or electric wires
- 1.
A channel or pathway through which something is conducted, carried, etc.
传导或运送某物的管道或通道。
- 2.
a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass
供水流或电线通过的管道或通道
传导或运送某物的管道或通道。；供水流或电线通过的管道或通道；导管；水管；沟渠；[电] 导管
In use
The technician pulled the fiber-optic cable through the conduit that runs along the hallway.
After the heavy rain, the concrete conduit was full of rushing water.
Loose wires should always be placed inside a metal conduit to protect them from damage.
the computers were connected through a system of conduits
a conduit for sth
表示用于输送某物的管道，'for' 后接所输送的物质。
This pipe is a conduit for the hot water.
这根管子是热水的导管。
a conduit through which ...
后接完整从句，说明所通过的物体或路径。
The tunnel is a conduit through which the cables run.
这条隧道是电缆通过的导管。
Connections
Collocations
- electrical conduit
- 电线导管，电缆导管
- The electrician ran the cables through an electrical conduit.电工把电缆穿过电线导管。
- water conduit
- 水管，输水管道
- A broken water conduit flooded the street.破损的水管淹没了街道。
- underground conduit
- 地下管道
- Underground conduits carry power lines beneath the city.地下管道在城市下方输送电力线。
- plastic conduit
- 塑料导管
- Plastic conduit is lightweight and easy to install.塑料导管重量轻，安装方便。
- conduit system
- 管道系统
- The building has a separate conduit system for data cables.这栋楼有独立的数据电缆管道系统。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象墙内一根 conduit：水管和电线共同从这条导管里通过，互不干扰。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：technical writing、engineering、construction conduit 是较正式的用词，多用于技术、工程或书面描述中；日常口语中更常说 pipe 或 tube。
Pronunciation & Spelling
None of the listed words truly rhymes with conduit /ˈkɑnduɪt/. Circuit and biscuit look similar but end in /kɪt/; fruit and suit end in /uːt/; quit is /kwɪt/; intuit has the closest ending, /tuːɪt/, but the stress is on its last syllable.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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