Word · Frequency #2438
pipes
用管道输送；管道运输
pipes is the third person singular of pipe.
to send liquids, gas, or other materials through pipes
- 1.
To play (music) on a pipe instrument, such as a bagpipe or a flute.
在管乐器(如风笛或长笛)上演奏(音乐)。
- 2.
To shout loudly and at high pitch.
大声且尖声喊叫。
- 3.
To emit or have a shrill sound like that of a pipe; to whistle.
发出或具有像管子一样尖利的声音；吹口哨
- 4.
Of a queen bee: to make a high-pitched sound during certain stages of development.
(蜂王)在发育的某些阶段发出高音调的声音
- 5.
Of a metal ingot: to become hollow in the process of solidifying.
(金属锭)在凝固过程中变成中空
- 6.
To convey or transport (something) by means of pipes.
用管道输送或运输(某物)
- 7.
To install or configure with pipes.
安装或配置管道
- 8.
To dab moisture away from.
轻轻擦去水分
- 9.
To lead or conduct as if by pipes, especially by wired transmission.
像通过管道一样引导或传导,尤指通过有线传输
- 10.
To create or decorate with piping (icing).
用裱花(糖霜)制作或装饰
- 11.
To order or signal by a note pattern on a boatswain's pipe.
用水手长哨子的音符模式下令或发出信号
- 12.
To hit with a pipe.
用管子打
给…安装管道；铺设管道；用管乐器吹奏；用裱花袋裱（花）；发出尖哨声；像笛声一样响；尖声说话；尖声喊叫
In use
The factory pipes water from the river for industrial use.
They are piping natural gas to the new residential area.
The sewage is piped directly into the treatment plant.
pipe + something + (to/into/from somewhere)
后常接地点状语。
They pipe natural gas into the city.
他们用管道把天然气输送到城市。
pipe up
非正式用语，指突然大声说话或发表意见。
The shy student finally piped up with a question.
那个害羞的学生终于鼓起勇气问了一个问题。
pipe down
非正式用语，命令别人安静。
Pipe down! I can't hear the speaker.
Connections
Collocations
- pipe oil
- 用管道输送石油
- The company plans to pipe oil from the field to the coast.该公司计划用管道将石油从油田输送到海岸。
- pipe water into
- 用管道把水输送到
- They pipe water into the desert town from the mountains.他们用管道从山区向沙漠小镇输送水。
- pipe up
- 开口说话；大声说出
- A quiet student piped up with the correct answer.一个安静的学生突然开口说出了正确答案。
- pipe down
- 安静下来；别说话
- The teacher told the class to pipe down.老师让全班安静下来。
- pipe in
- 用扬声器或管道播放（音乐等）
- Soft music was piped in throughout the store.整个商店都在播放轻柔的音乐。
- pipe with icing
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 pipe 想成一根真实的管子：作动词就是“用管子输送/吹奏”，人或鸟发出尖叫也像管子尖声，一句记“管子能送、能吹、能尖叫”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：engineering、construction、plumbing、oil and gas 该义项通常用于工程、建筑或管道运输场景，语气中性，多出现在技术说明、新闻报道或日常叙述中。
Grammar Note
作及物动词时意为'用管道输送；吹奏（笛子等）'，作不及物动词时意为'吹笛；尖叫'。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 pipe 押韵，都读 /aɪp/：ripe, type, stripe, wipe, swipe, gripe。注意不要与拼写相似的 pip /pɪp/ 混淆，后者元音不同。另注意 type 和 wipe 的拼写中 i 后只有一个辅音字母，但读音仍为 /aɪp/。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，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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