Word
stopcocks
旋塞；龙头；阀门
stopcocks is the plural of stopcock.
a valve with a rotating plug used to control the flow of a liquid, such as a tap
- 1.
A valve, tap or faucet which regulates the flow of liquid or gas through a pipe.
调节液体或气体通过管道流动的阀门、龙头或水龙头
调节液体或气体通过管道流动的阀门、龙头或水龙头；龙头；开关；[化] 调节旋塞; 旋阀
In use
Please turn the stopcock before repairing the pipe so no water spills out.
The gas supply in the lab is controlled by a small stopcock on the wall.
The plumber checked every stopcock in the building before turning on the main water supply.
turn off/open/close the stopcock
常与表示开关的动作动词搭配。
Turn off the stopcock before replacing the pipe.
更换管道前关掉龙头。
the stopcock + verb (e.g., controls, regulates)
The stopcock regulates the flow of liquid.
旋阀调节液体流量。
stopcock + preposition (e.g., on, between)
常与地点介词连用。
There is a stopcock on the main water line.
主水管道上有一个龙头。
Common mistakes
You should stopcock the water before repairing.You should turn off the stopcock before repairing.
stopcock是名词，不能用作动词。应使用动词短语'turn off' + 名词'stopcock'。
There are two stopcock in the kitchen.There are two stopcocks in the kitchen.
可数名词stopcock的复数形式应加-s。
Connections
Confusing words
Word family
- stopcocks
- plural, third person singular
- stopcocked
- past, past participle
- stopcocking
- present participle
Learner notes
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.