pump

Word family adjectivepumpedpump-actionnounpumperpump-primingpump

Related topics: Mechanical

pump1 /pʌmp/ noun

1 [countableC]TEM a machine for forcing liquid or gas into or out of something 泵；唧筒；抽水机；打气筒

water/air/beer etc pump (=for moving water, air etc) 抽水机/抽气机/啤酒泵等

hand/foot pump (=operated by your hand or foot) 手压[摇]泵/脚踏泵

petrol pump/gas pump (=for putting petrol into cars) 汽油泵

stomach pump (=for removing the contents of someone’s stomach) 洗胃泵

→4 See picture of 见图 BICYCLE 1 →5 see picture at 见图 bicycle1

2 [countableC usually plural]

a) British EnglishBrE a flat light shoe for dancing, exercise, sport etc 〔跳舞、锻炼、运动等用的〕平底轻便鞋

b) American EnglishAmE a woman’s plain shoe with no laces, buckles etc 〔式样简单的〕无带浅帮女鞋

a pair of leather pumps

一双无带女皮鞋

→5 see picture at 见图 shoe1

3. [countableC]MOVE something OR somebody an act of pumping 抽吸；泵送；抽运

→ heat pump, → all hands to the pumps at hand1(37), → prime the pump at prime3(4), → parish pump

Examples from the Corpus

pump• The leak was reportedly from a pump in the plant.• a pair of blue leather pumps• After two miles he came to a garage on the left, a small affair with old-style hand-operated pumps and a little office.• The device which I call a Wurly costs no more than a standard pump to run.• These stones extend down the watercourse, over which water flows with the aid of a simple submersible pump.• But just as likely, his brief time alongside the men at Midvale ran together with his years at the pump works.• At once, Poole could hear the throbbing of the pumps as precious air was sucked out of the lock chamber.• A visitor treks to the pumps from the darkened viewing room of the aquarium by opening an unmarked door.

stomach pump• Even 40 years ago, Thames river police who fell into the river were taken straight off to be stomach pumped.• She was released from hospital yesterday after having her stomach pumped.• His stomach pumped out acid into his system.

Related topics: Industry

pump2 verb

1 move in a direction 朝某方向移动 [transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]MOVE something OR somebody to make liquid or gas move in a particular direction, using a pump 〔用泵〕输送，抽运〔液体或气体〕

pump something into/out of/through something

The fire department is still pumping floodwater out of the cellars.

消防人员仍在用水泵从地下室里往外抽积水。

2 move from under ground 从地下移动 [transitiveT]TI to bring a supply of water, oil etc to the surface from under the ground 从地下抽出〔水、油等〕

We were able to pump clean water from several of the wells.

我们能从几口井里抽出干净的水来。

pump gas American EnglishAmE (=put gasoline into a car) 〔给汽车〕加油

He got a job pumping gas for the hotel guests.

他得到一份为宾馆客人的汽车加油的工作。

3 move in and out 进进出出 [intransitiveI] (also pump away)MOVE/CHANGE POSITION to move very quickly in and out or up and down 剧烈地来回[上下]移动

My heart was pumping fast.

我的心怦怦直跳。

4 use a pump 使用泵 [intransitiveI] (also pump away)MOVE something OR somebody to operate a pump 操作泵[唧筒]

pump at

The furnace man’s job was to pump away furiously at the bellows.

火炉工的工作就是用力推拉风箱。

5 come out 出来 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]LIQUID if a liquid pumps from somewhere, it comes out suddenly in small amounts 〔液体〕涌出，涌流

pump from/out of

Blood pumped from the wound.

血从伤口汩汩涌出。

6 ask questions 提问 [transitiveT] informalASK A QUESTION to ask someone a lot of questions in order to get information from them 盘问，套问

pump somebody for something

I tried to pump him for information about their other contacts.

我试图从他嘴里套出有关其他联系人的情况。

7 DRUGS 药物pump somebody full of something informalMD to put a lot of drugs into someone’s body 让某人使用大量药物

athletes pumped full of steroids

大量使用类固醇的运动员

Examples from the Corpus

pump somebody full of something• It pumps me so full of adrenalin that I pace in and out of duty-free shops, toilets, coffee shops, anything.• They pumped her full of drugs.• The doctor had him pumped full of pain killers.• Suit's pumped me full of painkillers, but nothing else.

8. EXERCISE 锻炼pump iron informalDSO to do exercises by lifting heavy weights 举重

Examples from the Corpus

pump iron• And keeping in shape with her is a lot better than pumping iron.• Before I met her I used to pump iron.• They pump iron for hours every morning.• In any case, farmer's boys have no time to make hay before they are pumping iron not milk.• Yes, even his face was muscular, as though he pumped iron with his ears.

9. MEDICAL TREATMENT 治疗have your stomach pumped MHto have a medical treatment to remove things you have swallowed, using a pump 洗胃

10 pump something into somebody/something phrasal verbphr v

a) pump bullets into somebody/something informalSHOOT to shoot someone several times 将多发子弹射入某人身体/某物

b) pump money into something to put a lot of money into a project, investment etc 在某事物上注入大量资金

Examples from the Corpus

pump into • His stomach pumped out acid into his system.• It pumps blood into its wings.• Back at work the next day, the cars may pull up to docking stations and pump electricity into offices or factories.• And you just pump it into that.• About the same time, she started using a syringe to pump air into the children as well.• Authorities also are searching for a new well from which to pump water into the lake.• Simply pumping more money into the public education system only would perpetuate the status quo.• Previously, discharge from the chemical complex was pumped directly into the river Tees.

pump money into something• However, measures to save the airline failed when Delta Air Lines refused to pump money into the ailing carrier.• Though the Fed pumped money into the banks, the money supply seemed not to budge much.

11 pump out phrasal verbphr v

a) MAKEif something such as music, information, or a supply of products pumps out, or if someone pumps it out, a lot of it is produced 〔音乐〕连续播放；〔信息或产品〕大量提供，大量供应

Music pumped out from the loudspeakers.

喇叭里一直播放着音乐。

pump something ↔ out

propaganda pumped out by the food industry

食品行业的大量宣传

b) pump something ↔ outMOVE something OR somebody to remove liquid from something, using a pump 用泵抽出〔某物中的液体〕

You’ll have to pump the boat out.

你得用泵把船里的水抽出来。

12 pump something/somebody ↔ up phrasal verbphr v

a) TTAIRto fill a tyre, airbed etc with air until it is full 给〔轮胎、充气床垫等〕充满气 SYN inflate

b) INCREASE IN NUMBER OR AMOUNT informal to increase the value, amount, or level of something 增加〔某物〕的价值[数量，水平]

The US was able to pump up exports.

美国有能力增加出口量。

Come on, pump up the volume (=play music louder)!

快点，把音量开大！

c) MPto increase someone’s excitement, interest etc 使兴奋，使更感兴趣；给〔某人〕打气

Examples from the Corpus

pump up• And since serotonin levels drop just before your period, your body will look for ways to pump it back up.• Somewhere in her mind she registered the fact it was still pumping.• She pumped him up a dozen ways.• I was pumping him up and he responded.• He checked that the breech was empty of bullets, then pumped the rifle up and pulled the trigger.• Are the changes enough to transform more non-believers into Corvette buyers and pump sales back up, as Chevrolet hopes?• You sort of want a leader to walk around and pump you up or shoot you down.• I got Tam to pump them up while Richie dragged out the carpets and hung them on a line to dry.

Examples from the Corpus

pump• I pressed in, remained, pumped.• Actually, Cotton needs pumping about as much as Charles Barkley needs prompting.• Up to 60,000 temporary jobs are expected to pump an estimated $ 2 billion in wages into the local economy.• He pumped away furiously.• We were able to pump clean groundwater from several of the wells.• As you know, blood begins to settle in the lowest part of the body as soon as the heart stops pumping it around.• When the water is pumped out if there is much oil in it the crew knows the casks are leaking.• They have not pumped up taxes; personal and corporate income taxes have remained at reasonable levels.• Emergency crews were called to pump water from 7 houses.

pump something into/out of/through something• A fan pumps the air out of the hose.• Rough weather has all but stopped efforts to pump that oil out of the upside-down hull.

pump gas• After two years of college, Swensson completed a two-week Standard Oil training course and went to work pumping gas.• Before he made it to Broadway, Kelly pumped gas.• He wanted to be an auto mechanic, but, really, he pumped gas.• He bootlegged whiskey, pumped gas, worked in a steel mill handling hot wire, stole hubcaps.

pump from/out of• But a lot of the water being pumped out of the ground is as nonrenewable as oil.• And then I pump out of this canvas bag into that.

pump somebody for something• Viktor wanted to pump Jody for more information about her program.

From Longman Business Dictionary

pumppump /pʌmp/ verb [transitiveT]

pump money/millions etc into somethingFINANCE to put a lot of money into a business, plan etc

The government has already pumped a huge amount of money into the project.

Origin pump1

1. (1400-1500) Middle Low German pumpe or Middle Dutch pompe, probably from Spanish bomba

2. (1500-1600) Origin unknown

单词	pump
释义	pump Word family adjectivepumpedpump-actionnounpumperpump-primingpump Related topics: Mechanical pump1 /pʌmp/ ●●○ noun 1 [countableC]TEM a machine for forcing liquid or gas into or out of something 泵；唧筒；抽水机；打气筒 water/air/beer etc pump (=for moving water, air etc) 抽水机/抽气机/啤酒泵等 hand/foot pump (=operated by your hand or foot) 手压[摇]泵/脚踏泵 petrol pump/gas pump (=for putting petrol into cars) 汽油泵 stomach pump (=for removing the contents of someone’s stomach) 洗胃泵 →4 See picture of 见图 BICYCLE 1 →5 see picture at 见图 bicycle1 2 [countableC usually plural] a) British EnglishBrE a flat light shoe for dancing, exercise, sport etc 〔跳舞、锻炼、运动等用的〕平底轻便鞋 b) American EnglishAmE a woman’s plain shoe with no laces, buckles etc 〔式样简单的〕无带浅帮女鞋 a pair of leather pumps 一双无带女皮鞋 →5 see picture at 见图 shoe1 3. [countableC]MOVE something OR somebody an act of pumping 抽吸；泵送；抽运 → heat pump, → all hands to the pumps at hand1(37), → prime the pump at prime3(4), → parish pump Examples from the Corpus pump• The leak was reportedly from a pump in the plant.• a pair of blue leather pumps• After two miles he came to a garage on the left, a small affair with old-style hand-operated pumps and a little office.• The device which I call a Wurly costs no more than a standard pump to run.• These stones extend down the watercourse, over which water flows with the aid of a simple submersible pump.• But just as likely, his brief time alongside the men at Midvale ran together with his years at the pump works.• At once, Poole could hear the throbbing of the pumps as precious air was sucked out of the lock chamber.• A visitor treks to the pumps from the darkened viewing room of the aquarium by opening an unmarked door. stomach pump• Even 40 years ago, Thames river police who fell into the river were taken straight off to be stomach pumped.• She was released from hospital yesterday after having her stomach pumped.• His stomach pumped out acid into his system. Related topics: Industry pump2 ●●○ verb 1 move in a direction 朝某方向移动 [transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]MOVE something OR somebody to make liquid or gas move in a particular direction, using a pump 〔用泵〕输送，抽运〔液体或气体〕 pump something into/out of/through something The fire department is still pumping floodwater out of the cellars. 消防人员仍在用水泵从地下室里往外抽积水。 2 move from under ground 从地下移动 [transitiveT]TI to bring a supply of water, oil etc to the surface from under the ground 从地下抽出〔水、油等〕 We were able to pump clean water from several of the wells. 我们能从几口井里抽出干净的水来。 pump gas American EnglishAmE (=put gasoline into a car) 〔给汽车〕加油 He got a job pumping gas for the hotel guests. 他得到一份为宾馆客人的汽车加油的工作。 3 move in and out 进进出出 [intransitiveI] (also pump away)MOVE/CHANGE POSITION to move very quickly in and out or up and down 剧烈地来回[上下]移动 My heart was pumping fast. 我的心怦怦直跳。 4 use a pump 使用泵 [intransitiveI] (also pump away)MOVE something OR somebody to operate a pump 操作泵[唧筒] pump at The furnace man’s job was to pump away furiously at the bellows. 火炉工的工作就是用力推拉风箱。 5 come out 出来 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]LIQUID if a liquid pumps from somewhere, it comes out suddenly in small amounts 〔液体〕涌出，涌流 pump from/out of Blood pumped from the wound. 血从伤口汩汩涌出。 6 ask questions 提问 [transitiveT] informalASK A QUESTION to ask someone a lot of questions in order to get information from them 盘问，套问 pump somebody for something I tried to pump him for information about their other contacts. 我试图从他嘴里套出有关其他联系人的情况。 7 DRUGS 药物pump somebody full of something informalMD to put a lot of drugs into someone’s body 让某人使用大量药物 athletes pumped full of steroids 大量使用类固醇的运动员 Examples from the Corpus pump somebody full of something• It pumps me so full of adrenalin that I pace in and out of duty-free shops, toilets, coffee shops, anything.• They pumped her full of drugs.• The doctor had him pumped full of pain killers.• Suit's pumped me full of painkillers, but nothing else. 8. EXERCISE 锻炼pump iron informalDSO to do exercises by lifting heavy weights 举重 Examples from the Corpus pump iron• And keeping in shape with her is a lot better than pumping iron.• Before I met her I used to pump iron.• They pump iron for hours every morning.• In any case, farmer's boys have no time to make hay before they are pumping iron not milk.• Yes, even his face was muscular, as though he pumped iron with his ears. 9. MEDICAL TREATMENT 治疗have your stomach pumped MHto have a medical treatment to remove things you have swallowed, using a pump 洗胃 10 pump something into somebody/something phrasal verbphr v a) pump bullets into somebody/something informalSHOOT to shoot someone several times 将多发子弹射入某人身体/某物 b) pump money into something to put a lot of money into a project, investment etc 在某事物上注入大量资金 Examples from the Corpus pump into • His stomach pumped out acid into his system.• It pumps blood into its wings.• Back at work the next day, the cars may pull up to docking stations and pump electricity into offices or factories.• And you just pump it into that.• About the same time, she started using a syringe to pump air into the children as well.• Authorities also are searching for a new well from which to pump water into the lake.• Simply pumping more money into the public education system only would perpetuate the status quo.• Previously, discharge from the chemical complex was pumped directly into the river Tees. pump money into something• However, measures to save the airline failed when Delta Air Lines refused to pump money into the ailing carrier.• Though the Fed pumped money into the banks, the money supply seemed not to budge much. 11 pump out phrasal verbphr v a) MAKEif something such as music, information, or a supply of products pumps out, or if someone pumps it out, a lot of it is produced 〔音乐〕连续播放；〔信息或产品〕大量提供，大量供应 Music pumped out from the loudspeakers. 喇叭里一直播放着音乐。 pump something ↔ out propaganda pumped out by the food industry 食品行业的大量宣传 b) pump something ↔ outMOVE something OR somebody to remove liquid from something, using a pump 用泵抽出〔某物中的液体〕 You’ll have to pump the boat out. 你得用泵把船里的水抽出来。 12 pump something/somebody ↔ up phrasal verbphr v a) TTAIRto fill a tyre, airbed etc with air until it is full 给〔轮胎、充气床垫等〕充满气 SYN inflate b) INCREASE IN NUMBER OR AMOUNT informal to increase the value, amount, or level of something 增加〔某物〕的价值[数量，水平] The US was able to pump up exports. 美国有能力增加出口量。 Come on, pump up the volume (=play music louder)! 快点，把音量开大！ c) MPto increase someone’s excitement, interest etc 使兴奋，使更感兴趣；给〔某人〕打气 Examples from the Corpus pump up• And since serotonin levels drop just before your period, your body will look for ways to pump it back up.• Somewhere in her mind she registered the fact it was still pumping.• She pumped him up a dozen ways.• I was pumping him up and he responded.• He checked that the breech was empty of bullets, then pumped the rifle up and pulled the trigger.• Are the changes enough to transform more non-believers into Corvette buyers and pump sales back up, as Chevrolet hopes?• You sort of want a leader to walk around and pump you up or shoot you down.• I got Tam to pump them up while Richie dragged out the carpets and hung them on a line to dry. Examples from the Corpus pump• I pressed in, remained, pumped.• Actually, Cotton needs pumping about as much as Charles Barkley needs prompting.• Up to 60,000 temporary jobs are expected to pump an estimated $ 2 billion in wages into the local economy.• He pumped away furiously.• We were able to pump clean groundwater from several of the wells.• As you know, blood begins to settle in the lowest part of the body as soon as the heart stops pumping it around.• When the water is pumped out if there is much oil in it the crew knows the casks are leaking.• They have not pumped up taxes; personal and corporate income taxes have remained at reasonable levels.• Emergency crews were called to pump water from 7 houses. pump something into/out of/through something• A fan pumps the air out of the hose.• Rough weather has all but stopped efforts to pump that oil out of the upside-down hull. pump gas• After two years of college, Swensson completed a two-week Standard Oil training course and went to work pumping gas.• Before he made it to Broadway, Kelly pumped gas.• He wanted to be an auto mechanic, but, really, he pumped gas.• He bootlegged whiskey, pumped gas, worked in a steel mill handling hot wire, stole hubcaps. pump from/out of• But a lot of the water being pumped out of the ground is as nonrenewable as oil.• And then I pump out of this canvas bag into that. pump somebody for something• Viktor wanted to pump Jody for more information about her program. From Longman Business Dictionary pumppump /pʌmp/ verb [transitiveT] pump money/millions etc into somethingFINANCE to put a lot of money into a business, plan etc The government has already pumped a huge amount of money into the project. Origin pump1 1. (1400-1500) Middle Low German pumpe or Middle Dutch pompe, probably from Spanish bomba 2. (1500-1600) Origin unknown
随便看	silence falls silence of the lambs silence-of-the-lambs Silence of the Lambs, The silencer silencers silences silencing silent silently silent-majority silent majority silentmajority silentness silent-night Silent Night silentnight silent-partner silent partner silentpartner silent partners silhouette silhouetted silhouettes silhouettist