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siphons
虹吸管
siphons is the plural of siphon.
a tube that carries liquid from a higher container to a lower level by using atmospheric pressure
- 1.
A bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other, in which hydrostatic pressure exerted due to the force of gravity moves liquid from one reservoir to another.
弯曲的管子,一端低于另一端,靠重力产生的静水压力使液体从一个容器流入另一个容器
- 2.
a tube running from the liquid in a vessel to a lower level outside the vessel so that atmospheric pressure forces the liquid through the tube
一根管子,从容器中的液体通到容器外较低处,使大气压将液体压过管子
- 3.
A soda siphon.
苏打水瓶
- 4.
a tubular organ in an aquatic animal (especially in mollusks) through which water can be taken in or expelled
水生动物(尤指软体动物)的管状器官,用于吸入或排出水
- 5.
A tubelike organ found in animals or elongated cell found in plants.
动物体内的管状器官或植物中的长形细胞
弯曲的管子,一端低于另一端,靠重力产生的静水压力使液体从一个容器流入另一个容器；一根管子,从容器中的液体通到容器外较低处,使大气压将液体压过管子；苏打水瓶；水生动物(尤指软体动物)的管状器官,用于吸入或排出水；动物体内的管状器官或植物中的长形细胞
In use
He used a siphon to move the fuel from the car's tank into a plastic container.
The siphon stopped working because a piece of dirt got stuck in the tube.
A simple siphon can empty a fish tank in a few minutes.
siphon sth out of sth
siphon 作及物动词时，后接液体等宾语，再接 out of 表示来源。
They siphoned the water out of the flooded cellar.
他们把水从被淹的地窖里抽了出来。
siphon sth off
siphon sth off 可拆开为 siphon off sth；接代词时须拆开，如 siphon it off。常指私自或非法转移资金等，含贬义。
He siphoned off money from the project budget.
他从项目预算中抽走了资金。
sth siphons into/out of sth
siphon 作不及物动词时，主语为液体，表示因虹吸而流动。
Connections
Collocations
- siphon off
- 抽走；挪用
- The manager was caught siphoning off company funds.经理被发现在挪用公司资金。
- siphon gas
- 抽汽油
- Someone siphoned gas from my car last night.昨晚有人从我的车里抽了汽油。
- siphon water
- 抽水
- We used a hose to siphon water out of the flooded basement.我们用软管把淹水的地下室里的水抽了出来。
- siphon tube
- 虹吸管
- A siphon tube transfers liquid over a barrier by using atmospheric pressure.虹吸管利用大气压力使液体越过障碍物进行输送。
- siphon pump
- 虹吸泵
- You can use a siphon pump to drain the fuel tank.你可以用虹吸泵把油箱里的油排空。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：siphon 的首字母 S 像一根弯管，液体沿它越过高处流到低处。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：laboratory experiment、equipment manual 作名词表示‘虹吸管’时，通常属于中性但略偏专业的说法，多用于物理实验、液体转移或设备说明等场景。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 siphon 真正押韵的是 hyphen（/ˈhaɪfən/）。cipher 开头 /ˈsaɪf/ 与 siphon 相同，但结尾不同；telephone、microphone、saxophone 虽同为 -phone 拼写，但读作 /foʊn/，不押韵。
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。
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