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| 1 | a long narrow object similar to a pipe that liquid or gas can move through 管；管子 |
| Nurses had to feed Dan through a tube. 护士只好用管子给丹喂食。 |
| | 1a | an object shaped like a tube 管状物；筒状物 | | a toilet paper tube 卫生纸筒 | |
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| 2 | a long narrow plastic or metal container with a lid at one end that you squeeze in order to push out the soft substance inside （带盖子的塑料或金属）管状容器 |
| +of a tube of toothpaste 一管牙膏 |
| | 2a | a large container shaped like a tube used for storing things like papers, maps, and pictures （装文件、地图或图片等的）大型筒状容器 | |
| | 2b | a small container shaped like a tube for holding sweets or other food （装糖果等食品的）小型管状盒 | |
| | 2c | a can of drink , especially beer 一罐饮料；（尤指）一罐啤酒 | |
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| 3 | the tube BRITISH informal the system of underground trains in London （伦敦）地铁 |
| a tube station/platform/train 地铁车站/站台/列车 |
| on the tube Guess who I saw on the tube tonight? 猜猜我今晚在地铁里见到谁了？ |
| by tube She goes to work by tube. 她乘地铁上班。 |
| | 3a | an underground train in London 地铁车站/站台/列车 | | What time’ s the last tube? 最后一班地铁是什么时间？ | |
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| 4 | a long thin part inside your body that is shaped like a tube （人体内的）管状器官 |
| fallopian tubes 输卵管 |
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| 5 | a cathode ray tube |
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| 6 | the tube AMERICAN informal television 电视机 |
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| - | go down the tubes/tube informal
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| 1 | to fail completely 彻底失败 | This company is going down the tubes. 这家公司要完蛋了。 | |
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| 2 | to be wasted 被浪费 | Theresa could see all her good work going down the tubes. 特莉萨能看到自己做得好好的工作全都白费了。 | |
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