单词 | spigot |
释义 | spigot (once / 13938 pages) n WORD FAMILY spigot: spigots USAGE EXAMPLESNow federal officials allege he funneled $600 million in fraudulent claims to this impoverished pocket of Appalachia, and the government turned off the spigot. Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016) Powerful interests within the government also want to keep the money spigots open to hit growth targets. Wall Street Journal(Dec 20, 2016) And he opened the spigots for his 2013 inauguration, setting no limits on corporate or individual donations. Time(Nov 24, 2016) 1n a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir Syn|Hypo|Hyper faucet mixing faucet single faucet for separate hot and cold water pipes cock, stopcock, turncockfaucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid hydrant, tap, water faucet, water tapa faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask regulator any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc. 2n a plug for a bunghole in a cask Syn|Hyper tap plug, stopper, stopple blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly |
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