operate a turncock
turncock 指供水栓的阀门。
The engineer operated the turncock to regulate the flow.
工程师操作供水栓以调节流量。
供水管开关员;自来水开关管理员
turncocks — plural of turncock
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供水管开关员;自来水开关管理员
a person whose job is to control the water supply by turning water mains on and off
The engineer operated the turncock to regulate the flow.
工程师操作供水栓以调节流量。
调节流体流量的水龙头或阀门
A tap or faucet that regulates the flow of a fluid.
为水公司调节水源或消防栓的人
A person employed to turn on the water for the mains, to regulate the fireplugs, etc. for a water company.
The turncock opened the main valve so the street could get water again.
供水管开关员打开了总阀门,让街道重新恢复供水。
A turncock must check the pressure before turning the water back on.
供水管开关员在重新打开供水前必须检查水压。
The city hired two turncocks to control the water supply during the repairs.
市政府雇了两名供水管开关员在维修期间控制供水。
turncock 指供水栓的阀门。
The engineer operated the turncock to regulate the flow.
工程师操作供水栓以调节流量。
指负责控制供水的人员。
He was employed as a turncock for the municipal water department.
他被市水务部门雇为龙头开关员。
Not this
He is turncock at the water company.
Use this
He is a turncock at the water company.
中文学习者常遗漏冠词,因为中文没有冠词概念。'turncock' 是可数名词,单数形式前需加不定冠词 'a'。
Not this
He turncocks the water supply every morning.
Use this
He is a turncock who manages the water supply every morning.
'turncock' 是名词,意为“供水栓”或“龙头开关员”,不能用作动词。英语中动词需通过词形变化或添加动词短语来表达,此处应使用系表结构或改为动词短语。
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