| 释义 |
syphon/ˈsaif(ə)n/ n. & v. (also 亦作 siphon)●n. 1 a pipe or tube shaped like an inverted V or U with unequal legs to convey a liquid from a container to a lower level by atmospheric pressure 虹吸管，吸水管 2 = SODA SYPHON 3 (作 siphon) Zool. a tubular organ in an aquatic animal, esp. a mollusc, through which water is drawn in or expelled 【动】(水生动物尤指软体动物的)吸水管 ●v. tr. & intr. (often foll. by 常后跟 off) 1 conduct or flow through a syphon 用虹吸管吸出(或输送) 2 divert or set aside (funds etc.) 转移，撤走(基金等) □ syphonage n.□ siphonal adj. Zool. 【动】水管的，吸管的 □ syphonic /-ˈfɒnik/ adj. (Zool. 【动】 siphonic)[French siphon or Latin sipho -onis from Greek siphō ‘pipe’] |