| 释义 |
pipe/paip/ n. & v.●n. 1 a tube of metal, plastic, wood, etc. used to convey water, gas, etc. (用于输送水、煤气等的)管子，管道 2a (also 亦作 tobacco pipe) a narrow wooden or clay etc. tube with a bowl at one end containing burning tobacco, the smoke from which is drawn into the mouth 烟斗，旱烟袋 b the quantity of tobacco held by this 1 烟斗的量 smoked a pipe 抽 1 斗烟 3 Mus. 【音】a a wind instrument consisting of a single tube 单管管乐器 b any of the tubes by which sound is produced in an organ (管风琴的)音管(或风管、簧管等) c (in pl. 用复数) bagpipes (see 见 BAGPIPE) 风笛 d (in pl. 用复数) a set of pipes joined together, e.g. pan pipes 排箫 4 a tubal organ, vessel, etc. in an animal's body (动物体内的)管状器官(或脉管等) 5 a high note or song, esp. of a bird 尖细的声音(或歌声) (尤指鸟鸣声) 6 a cylindrical vein of ore 管状矿脉 7 a cavity in cast metal (铸件的)缩孔 8a a boatswain's whistle (水手长的)哨子 b the sounding of this (水手长的)哨子声 9 a cask for wine, esp. as a measure of two hogsheads, usu. equivalent to 105 gallons (about 477 litres) (盛酒的)大桶(尤指 2 豪格海计量，相当于 105 加仑，约 477 升) 10 archaic the voice, esp. in singing [古义]声音(尤指歌声) ●v. tr. 1 (also absol. [亦含宾]) play (a tune etc.) on a pipe or pipes (用管乐器)吹奏(曲调等) 2a convey (oil, water, gas, etc.) by pipes 用管道输送(石油、水、煤气等) b provide with pipes 给…装管道 3 transmit (music, a radio programme, etc.) by wire or cable (用有线系统)播送(音乐、广播节目等) 4 (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 up, on, to, etc.) Naut. 【海】a summon (a crew) to a meal, work, etc. 召唤(船员)吃饭(或工作等) b signal the arrival of (an officer etc.) on board 发信号示意(军官等)上船 5 utter in a shrill voice; whistle 用尖锐的声音说；吹哨子向…发令 6a arrange (icing, cream, etc.) in decorative lines or twists on a cake etc. 把(糖霜、奶油等)洒在糕点上裱花 b ornament (a cake etc.) with piping (用裱花花饰)装点(糕点等) 7 trim (a dress etc.) with piping 给(衣服等)滚边 8 lead or bring (a person etc.) by the sound of a pipe 用哨声指挥(或召集) (人等) 9 propagate (pinks etc.) by taking cuttings at the joint of a stem 从(茎节处)取插枝繁殖(石竹花等) □ pipe away give a signal for (a boat) to start 发信号开(船) □ pipe down 1 colloq. be quiet or less insistent [口] (使)安静下来；不再十分坚持 2 Naut. dismiss from duty 【海】使下班 □ pipe up begin to play, sing, speak, etc. 开始吹奏(或唱歌、说话等) □ put that in your pipe and smoke it colloq. a challenge to another to accept something frank or unwelcome [口] (挑衅的话：你要么痛痛快快地接受，否则对你不客气)这事你得好好掂量掂量 □ pipeful n. (pl. -fuls)□ pipeless adj.□ pipy adj.[Old English pīpe, pīpian & Old French piper from Germanic, ultimately from Latin pipare ‘peep, chirp’] |