Word · Frequency #2688
tube
管道；管子
a long hollow pipe through which liquids or gases pass
- 1.
Anything that is hollow and cylindrical in shape.
任何中空圆柱形的东西
- 2.
conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
用于容纳和输送物体、液体或气体的长管状通道
- 3.
An approximately cylindrical container, usually with a crimped end and a screw top, used to contain and dispense semiliquid substances.
一种近似圆柱形的容器,通常有压褶端和螺旋盖,用于盛装和挤出半液体物质
- 4.
electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope
在真空玻璃或金属外壳内装有电极系统的电子器件
- 5.
A wave which pitches forward when breaking, creating a hollow space inside.
一种破碎时向前倾并形成中空空间的波浪
- 6.
a hollow cylindrical shape
中空圆柱形形状
管；筒；管状物；软管；管状容器；电子管；真空管；管浪；卷浪；任何中空圆柱形的东西
In use
The plumber replaced the broken tube under the sink.
She squeezed the last bit of toothpaste from the tube.
The lab technician put the blood sample into a small glass tube.
a tube of [sth]
表示管状容器内的物品。
She bought a tube of toothpaste.
她买了一管牙膏。
through a tube
表示液体或气体通过管道。
Water flows through a tube.
水通过管子流动。
take the tube
在英国，'the tube'指伦敦地铁。
I take the tube to work every day.
我每天坐地铁上班。
Connections
Collocations
- test tube
- 试管
- The scientist carefully poured the liquid into a test tube.科学家小心地把液体倒入试管中。
- inner tube
- 内胎
- He replaced the inner tube of his bicycle tire.他换了自行车轮胎的内胎。
- tube of toothpaste
- 一管牙膏
- I need to buy a new tube of toothpaste.我需要买一管新牙膏。
- tube station
- 地铁站
- We exited at the next tube station.我们在下一个地铁站出站。
- bronchial tubes
- 支气管
- Smoking can damage the bronchial tubes.吸烟会损害支气管。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一根圆筒形的管子，发音类似“涂布”，涂上布料的管子。
Context & Register
register: neutral; contexts: 日常用品, 建筑工程; note: 该词作为“管”使用时语体中性，适用于多种场合。注意在英式英语中也可指地铁。
Grammar Note
可数名词，常与of连用表示内容物。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like cube, lube, and rube rhyme with tube, all sharing the /ub/ sound and "ube" spelling. Note that 'tub' (/tʌb/) looks similar but has a different vowel sound and does not rhyme.
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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