单词 | pipeline |
释义 | pipelineWord family nounpipagepipefulpiperpipeclaypiped musicpipefishpipelinepipeliningpipe organpipestonepipeworkpipewortpipeadjectivepipedpipelesspipelikepipingpipy Engineeringpipe·line /ˈpaɪp-laɪn/ ●○○ noun [countableC] 1. TEa line of connecting pipes, often under the ground, used for sending gas, oil etc over long distances 〔用于长距离输送气体、石油等的地下〕管道,管线 2 be in the pipeline PLANif a plan, idea, or event is in the pipeline, it is being prepared and it will happen or be completed soon 〔计划、观点或事件〕在准备中;在进行中 More job losses are in the pipeline. 将会有更多人被裁。 Examples from the Corpus be in the pipeline• Last night Bowe's manager, Rock Newman, revealed a new deal was in the pipeline.• Mr Sherwood said other co-operative initiatives were in the pipeline.• More job losses are in the pipeline.• How many are in the pipeline and how many are on his desk?• The mid-engined Maserati was in the pipeline but still one year away.• But another round of solutions may be in the pipeline, too.• After considerable market research, several new products are now in the pipeline.• But several are in the pipeline and there have been trials.• There are one or two important changes in the pipeline.• Plans for building 1,700 rental units are in the pipeline.• A new version is in the pipeline in which unknowns will be replaced by celebrities. Examples from the Corpus pipeline• Transportation by pipeline and handling are simple, and local storage is not required.• The blast wave from the explosion ruptures storage tanks and gas pipelines and overturns and ignites vehicles.• Gas and oil pipelines have staunched many creeks and rivers, swamping prime pastures and crop lands.• But even with the superstores, the retail pipeline typically maintains at least 70 days of inventory, analysts say.• There is no sense in doing this, however, unless there is an order in the pipeline.• Number one, I have seen the vehicles in the pipeline, and I really like what I see.• Reserves are large enough to support transboundary pipeline development, but huge investment would be required, potentially many billions of dollars.• The East-West pipeline is nearly half welded and laid. From Longman Business Dictionary pipelinepipe·line /ˈpaɪp-laɪn/ noun [countableC] 1TRANSPORTa line of connecting pipes, often under the ground or sea, used for taking gas, oil etc over long distances a plan to build a 250-kilometer pipeline to supply the city with water 2be in the pipeline if a plan, idea, or event is in the pipeline, it is still being prepared, but it will happen or be completed soon The company has other distribution deals in the pipeline which will be announced over the next few weeks. |
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