Word · Frequency #4317
pump
用泵抽；抽送
To move a liquid or gas by means of a pump; to draw or force out with a pump.
- 1.
To use a pump; to move (water or other liquid) by means of a pump.
使用泵；用泵输送(水或其他液体)。
- 2.
To inject or pour (something) into someone or something in a manner similar to a pump.
以类似泵的方式向某人或某物注入或倾注(某物)
- 3.
To gain something, especially information, from (a person) by persistent questioning.
通过持续追问从(某人处)获取某物,尤指信息。
- 4.
To express milk from (a breast) by means of a breast pump.
用吸奶器从(乳房)中挤出乳汁
- 5.
To fill with air by means of a pump; to inflate.
用泵充气；打气
- 6.
To move rhythmically, as the motion of a pump.
有节奏地运动,如泵的动作。
- 7.
To enlarge the body by means of weightlifting or steroid use.
通过举重或使用类固醇使肌肉膨胀。
- 8.
To shake (a person's hand) vigorously.
用力摇晃(某人的)手。
- 9.
To kick, throw, or hit the ball far and high.
将球踢、投或击得又高又远。
- 10.
To pass (messages) into a program so that it can obey them.
将(消息)传入程序以便其执行。
- 11.
To fire a bullet from a firearm.
从火器中发射子弹。
- 12.
To load a shell into the chamber of a pump-action shotgun by pumping the mechanism.
通过推拉泵动机构将霰弹装入泵动式霰弹枪的枪膛。
给…打气；充气；有节奏地上下（或往复）运动；怦怦跳；大量注入；灌输；盘问；追问；套问；用吸奶器吸（奶）
In use
The farmer pumped water from the well to irrigate the crops.
She pumped the bicycle tire until it was hard.
The company pumped millions of dollars into the research project.
Verb forms
base pump · third person pumps · -ing pumping · past pumped · past participle pumped
规则动词，变化加-ed。
Connections
Collocations
- pump up
- 给…充气；打气
- He pumped up the bicycle tire before the ride.骑车前他给自行车轮胎打了气。
- pump iron
- 举重；练肌肉
- She goes to the gym to pump iron every morning.她每天早上都去健身房举重。
- pump money into
- 向…大量投入资金
- The government pumped money into the failing industry.政府向这个衰退的行业投入了大量资金。
- pump out
- 大量产出；排出
- The factory pumps out thousands of cars each year.这家工厂每年大量生产数千辆汽车。
- pump for information
- 不断追问以获取信息
- The reporter tried to pump the official for information about the scandal.记者试图从官员口中套出有关丑闻的信息。
- pump breast milk
Learner notes
Memory Tip
动词 pump 像打气筒一上一下：抽水、打气、heart pumping 怦怦跳，都联想发音里的“砰”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：居家、加油站、农田/工地 在“用泵输送液体/气体”这一核心义项下，语体通常为中性，居家、加油站、农田或工地等场景都比较常用；具体搭配中可能稍偏口语或技术化，但总体保持中性。
Grammar Note
及物与不及物用法均常见
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with 'pump' (/pʌmp/), sharing the final /ʌmp/ sound. Watch out for lookalikes such as 'puma' (/ˈpjuːmə/), 'pumice' (/ˈpʌmɪs/), and 'pumpkin' (/ˈpʌmpkɪn/): they are spelled similarly but do not rhyme with 'pump'.
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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