英语词汇“siphon”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

si•phon or sy•phon n. [countable]

HydraulicsaU-shaped pipe that uses atmospheric pressure to draw liquid from one container, place, or level to another.

Hydraulics to carry or pass through a siphon:[~ (+ off) + object]We siphoned (off) some gasoline from the car's gas tank and filled the container.[~ + object (+ off)]to siphon some gas off.
to carry off or remove (something) and use it elsewhere: [~ + off + object]They were caught siphoning off money from campaign contributions.[~ + object + off]to siphon it off.

si•phon n.

Hydraulicsa tube or conduit bent into legs of unequal length, for use in drawing a liquid from one container into another on a lower level by placing the shorter leg into the container above and the longer leg into the one below, the liquid being forced up the shorter leg and into the longer one by the pressure of the atmosphere.
HydraulicsSee siphon bottle.
Zoologya projecting tubular part of some animals, esp. certain mollusks, through which liquid enters or leaves the body.

v.t., v.i.

Hydraulicsto convey, draw, or pass through or as if through a siphon (sometimes fol. by off):to siphon water; to siphon off profits into a secret bank account.

Also, syphon.

Greek síphōn, sí̄phōn pipe, tube
Latin sīphōn- (stem of sīphō)
1650–60;

si′phon•al, si•phon•ic adj. si′phon•less, adj.
si′phon•like′, adj.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

siphon, syphon /ˈsaɪf^ən/ n

a tube placed with one end at a certain level in a vessel of liquid and the other end outside the vessel below this level, so that liquid pressure forces the liquid through the tube and out of the vessel by gravity
See soda siphon
any of various tubular organs in different aquatic animals, such as molluscs and elasmobranch fishes, through which a fluid, esp water, passes

(often followed by off) to pass or draw off through or as if through a siphon

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin sīphō, from Greek siphōn siphon

ˈsiphonal, siphonic /saɪˈfɒnɪk/ adj

sy•phon n., v.t., v.i.

Hydraulicssiphon.

syphon /ˈsaɪf^ən/ n

a variant spelling of siphon

单词	siphon
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 si•phon or sy•phon /ˈsaɪfən/USA pronunciation n. [countable] HydraulicsaU-shaped pipe that uses atmospheric pressure to draw liquid from one container, place, or level to another. v. Hydraulics to carry or pass through a siphon:[~ (+ off) + object]We siphoned (off) some gasoline from the car's gas tank and filled the container.[~ + object (+ off)]to siphon some gas off. to carry off or remove (something) and use it elsewhere: [~ + off + object]They were caught siphoning off money from campaign contributions.[~ + object + off]to siphon it off. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 si•phon (sī′fən),USA pronunciation n. Hydraulicsa tube or conduit bent into legs of unequal length, for use in drawing a liquid from one container into another on a lower level by placing the shorter leg into the container above and the longer leg into the one below, the liquid being forced up the shorter leg and into the longer one by the pressure of the atmosphere. HydraulicsSee siphon bottle. Zoologya projecting tubular part of some animals, esp. certain mollusks, through which liquid enters or leaves the body. v.t., v.i. Hydraulicsto convey, draw, or pass through or as if through a siphon (sometimes fol. by off):to siphon water; to siphon off profits into a secret bank account. `Also, syphon.` Greek síphōn, sí̄phōn pipe, tube Latin sīphōn- (stem of sīphō) 1650–60; si′phon•al, si•phon•ic (sī fon′ik),USA pronunciation adj. si′phon•less, adj. si′phon•like′, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: siphon, syphon /ˈsaɪf^ən/ n a tube placed with one end at a certain level in a vessel of liquid and the other end outside the vessel below this level, so that liquid pressure forces the liquid through the tube and out of the vessel by gravity See soda siphon any of various tubular organs in different aquatic animals, such as molluscs and elasmobranch fishes, through which a fluid, esp water, passes vb (often followed by off) to pass or draw off through or as if through a siphon Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin sīphō, from Greek siphōn siphon ˈsiphonal, siphonic /saɪˈfɒnɪk/ adj WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 sy•phon (sī′fən),USA pronunciation n., v.t., v.i. Hydraulicssiphon. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: syphon /ˈsaɪf^ən/ n a variant spelling of siphon
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