tube

noun

/tjuːb/

/tuːb/

Idioms

pipe

[countable] a long, hollow pipe made of metal, plastic, rubber, etc., through which liquids or gases move from one place to another（金属、塑料、橡皮等制成的）管，管子

He had to be fed through a feeding tube for several months.他有几个月必须通过饲管进食。
She poured the liquid down the tube.她顺着管子向下倒入液体。

container

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[countable] a long, narrow container made of soft metal or plastic, with a lid (= cover), used for holding thick liquids that can be forced out of it by pressing（由软金属或塑料制成的带盖的、盛膏状物的）软管

tube (of something) a tube of toothpaste一管牙膏
a tube of glue一管胶水

(Australian English, informal) a can of beer一罐啤酒

a tube of lager一罐拉格啤酒

part of body

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[countable] a part inside the body that is like a tube in shape and through which air, liquid, etc. passes管状器官；管；道

bronchial tubes支气管
The oesophagus is the tube leading from the throat to the stomach.食道是从喉咙通向胃的管道。

underground railway

(also The Tube™)

[singular] (British English) the underground railway system in London伦敦地铁

on the tube I often travel on the tube我经常坐地铁旅行。
by tube We came by tube.我们乘地铁来的。
a tube station/train地铁车站／列车
She caught the wrong tube (= tube train).她搭错了地铁（=地铁列车）。

British/American underground / subway / metro / tubeunderground / subway / metro / tube

A city’s underground railway system is usually called the underground (often the Underground) in British English and the subway in North American English. Speakers of British English also use subway for systems in American cities and metro for systems in other European countries. The Metro is the name for the systems in Paris and Washington, D.C. London’s system is often called the Tube.

Extra Examples

I bumped into him on the tube.我在地铁里碰见了他。
I had to cram myself into a packed tube carriage.我不得不挤进拥挤的地铁车厢。
my tube journey to work我上班的地铁之行

Topics Transport by bus and trainc2

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

London

verb + tube

catch
go on
take
…

tube + noun

line
network
station
…

preposition

by tube
on the tube

television

the tube

[singular] (North American English, informal) the television电视；电视机Topics TV, radio and newsc2

in ear

(North American English)

(British English grommet)

[countable] a small tube placed in a child’s ear in order to drain liquid from it when there is an infection鼓室通气管；中耳引流管

Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French tube or Latin tubus.

Idioms

go down the tube/tubes

(informal) (of a plan, company, situation, etc.) to fail失败；落空；完蛋；吹了
- The education system is going down the tubes.这种教育体系就要垮台了。
Topics Difficulty and failurec2

单词	tube
释义	tube noun /tjuːb/ /tuːb/ Idioms pipe [countable] a long, hollow pipe made of metal, plastic, rubber, etc., through which liquids or gases move from one place to another（金属、塑料、橡皮等制成的）管，管子 He had to be fed through a feeding tube for several months.他有几个月必须通过饲管进食。 She poured the liquid down the tube.她顺着管子向下倒入液体。 see also cathode ray tube, test tube Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective fine narrow thin … preposition down a/the tube in a/the tube into a/the tube … [countable] a hollow object in the shape of a pipe or tube管状物 the cardboard tube from the centre of a toilet roll手纸卷中央的硬纸管 I put the poster back into its tube.我把招贴画放回卷筒里。 see also inner tube Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective fine narrow thin … preposition down a/the tube in a/the tube into a/the tube … container enlarge image [countable] a long, narrow container made of soft metal or plastic, with a lid (= cover), used for holding thick liquids that can be forced out of it by pressing（由软金属或塑料制成的带盖的、盛膏状物的）软管 tube (of something) a tube of toothpaste一管牙膏 a tube of glue一管胶水 (Australian English, informal) a can of beer一罐啤酒 a tube of lager一罐拉格啤酒 part of body enlarge image [countable] a part inside the body that is like a tube in shape and through which air, liquid, etc. passes管状器官；管；道 bronchial tubes支气管 The oesophagus is the tube leading from the throat to the stomach.食道是从喉咙通向胃的管道。 see also fallopian tube Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective fine narrow thin … preposition down a/the tube in a/the tube into a/the tube … underground railway (also The Tube™) [singular] (British English) the underground railway system in London伦敦地铁 on the tube I often travel on the tube我经常坐地铁旅行。 by tube We came by tube.我们乘地铁来的。 a tube station/train地铁车站／列车 She caught the wrong tube (= tube train).她搭错了地铁（=地铁列车）。 British/American underground / subway / metro / tubeunderground / subway / metro / tube A city’s underground railway system is usually called the underground (often the Underground) in British English and the subway in North American English. Speakers of British English also use subway for systems in American cities and metro for systems in other European countries. The Metro is the name for the systems in Paris and Washington, D.C. London’s system is often called the Tube. Extra Examples I bumped into him on the tube.我在地铁里碰见了他。 I had to cram myself into a packed tube carriage.我不得不挤进拥挤的地铁车厢。 my tube journey to work我上班的地铁之行 Topics Transport by bus and trainc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective London verb + tube catch go on take … tube + noun line network station … preposition by tube on the tube television the tube [singular] (North American English, informal) the television电视；电视机Topics TV, radio and newsc2 in ear (North American English) (British English grommet) [countable] a small tube placed in a child’s ear in order to drain liquid from it when there is an infection鼓室通气管；中耳引流管 Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French tube or Latin tubus. Idioms go down the tube/tubes (informal) (of a plan, company, situation, etc.) to fail失败；落空；完蛋；吹了 The education system is going down the tubes.这种教育体系就要垮台了。 Topics Difficulty and failurec2
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