Word · Frequency #22618
Fully loadedSiamese
消防水泵接合器
an inlet fitting with two or more couplings, used by fire engines to pump water into a building's sprinkler system
- 1.
A Siamese cat.
暹罗猫。
- 2.
A connection of tubes or hoses shaped like a letter Y.
形状像字母Y的管子或软管连接。
暹罗猫。；形状像字母Y的管子或软管连接。；暹罗人；暹罗语
In use
The firefighter connected the hose to the siamese at the side of the building.
This siamese has two couplings, so two engines can supply water to the sprinkler system.
The inspector checked the siamese to make sure it was not blocked.
attach sth to the siamese
Attach the hose to the siamese before opening the valve.
打开阀门之前，先把水带接到消防水泵接合器上。
the siamese [prepositional phrase]
The siamese on the back wall is marked with a red sign.
后墙上的消防水泵接合器标有红色标识。
the siamese is used to [do sth]
这里的 siamese 是名词，指消防水泵接合器，不是“暹罗的”或“暹罗人”。
Connections
Collocations
- siamese connection
- 消防水泵接合器
- The fire truck pumped water into the building through the siamese connection.消防车通过消防水泵接合器向楼内供水。
- siamese inlet
- 双口进水接口
- Both hoses were attached to the siamese inlet.两条水带都接在了双口进水接口上。
- siamese fitting
- 双口消防管件
- A brass siamese fitting joins the two supply lines.一个黄铜双口消防管件将两条供水管线连接起来。
- siamese adapter
- 双口转换接头
- They used a siamese adapter to combine two hoses into one line.他们用一个双口转换接头将两条水带并成一条管路。
Idioms & figurative uses
- Siamese twins
- 连体双胞胎（比喻形影不离的人或事物）The two companies are like Siamese twins; they rise and fall together.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：'siamese' 可联想到连体双胞胎，两个进水口合二为一，就是消防水泵接合器。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：fire code inspection、building fire-suppression system maintenance 这个义项指消防水泵接合器，是消防工程和建筑给水系统中的专业术语；多用于消防规范、建筑维护手册和消防设备操作说明等比较正式或专业的场合，日常口语中较少单独使用。
Grammar Note
作为名词，不同义项的可数性不同：指暹罗人时可数，复数形式为 Siameses；指暹罗语时不可数。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /iːz/ 结尾，与 siamese 的主要读音 /ˌsaɪəˈmiːz/ 的最后一个重读音节 /miːz/ 押韵（Chinese、Japanese、Portuguese、Lebanese、Vietnamese 都以 -ese 拼写；cheese 拼写不同但同韵）。注意不要被拼写误导：precise 虽也以 -ise 结尾，但读 /prɪˈsaɪs/，不押韵；promise 的 -mise 读 /mɪs/，也不押韵。
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.