| 释义 |
hose
I. \ˈhōz\ noun
(plural hose or hoses)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hosa stocking, husk; akin to Old Saxon, Old High German, & Old Norse hosa leg covering, Greek kystis bladder, Old English hȳd hide — more at hide
1. plural hose
a.
(1) : a cloth leg covering that reaches down to the ankle and sometimes covers the foot
< footless athletic hose worn over socks are part of a baseball uniform >
(2) : stocking, sock
< a pair of hose >
— usually used in plural
b.
(1) : a close-fitting garment similar to tights that covers the body from the waist to and sometimes including the feet and is usually attached to a doublet by points
< eight times thrust through the doublet, four through the hose — Shakespeare >
(2) : short breeches often reaching to the knee — see trunk hose
2. now dialect Britain : a sheath enclosing an inflorescence (as a spathe or the ensheathing leaves about the developing spike of a cereal grass)
3. plural sometimes hoses
a. : a flexible tube (as of rubber, plastic, or fabric) for conveying fluids (as air, steam, powdered coal, or water from a faucet or hydrant)
b. : such a tube with nozzle and attachments
c. : the tubing as material
4. : hosel
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English hosen, from hose, n.
1. archaic : to provide with hose for the legs
2.
a. : to spray or water with a hose
< hose the garden >
b. : to wash or drench with water from a hose — usually used with down
< the bridge … had been hosed down by the fire department — New York Times >
III. transitive verb
1. slang : to deprive of something due or expected : trick : cheat
2. slang : to shoot with continuous automatic weapons fire |