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单词 siphon
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siphon

Word family nounsiphonageSiphonapterasiphonapteransiphonetsiphonogamsiphonogamysiphonophoresiphonostelesiphonsiphuncleadjectivesiphonalsiphonate
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si·phon1 (also syphon British English) /ˈsaɪfən/ noun [countableC]  
1. TDa bent tube used for getting liquid out of a container, used by holding one end of the tube at a lower level than the end in the container 虹吸管
2. (also soda siphon)DFD a type of bottle for holding soda water, which is forced out of the bottle using gas pressure 〔压杆式〕苏打水瓶
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siphon2 (also syphon British English) verb [transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]  
1 (also siphon something ↔ off/out)REMOVE to remove liquid from a container by using a siphon 用虹吸管吸出
 It took him only a few minutes to siphon off the petrol and drive away.
他只用了几分钟就用虹吸管吸出汽油,开车走了。
siphon something out of/from something
 Crews began siphoning oil from the leaking boat.
船员开始用虹吸管从漏水的船上把油抽走。
2 (also siphon something ↔ off)BFSTEAL to dishonestly take money from a business, account etc to use it for a purpose for which it was not intended 私自抽调〔钱款〕,挪用
 Emergency aid was siphoned off by foreign ministry officials for their own use.
紧急救济款被外交部官员挪作私用了。
siphon something from something
 I found she had siphoned thousands of dollars from our bank account.
我发现她偷偷地从我们的银行账户里转移走了数千美元。
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From Longman Business Dictionary
siphonsi·phon /ˈsaɪfən/ (also syphon) verb [transitiveT]
to dishonestly take money from a business, account etc and use it for a purpose for which it was not intended
siphon something from/off something
I later found she had siphoned thousands of dollars from our bank account.
Corrupt officials had been siphoning off public funds for private business ventures.
Origin siphon1
(1300-1400) French Latin sipho pipe, tube, from Greek siphon
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