(亦作syphon)
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- a tube used to convey liquid upwards from a container and then down to a lower level by gravity. Once the liquid has been forced into the tube, typically by suction, atmospheric pressure on the remainder in the container maintains the flow.虹吸管。
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- Zoology a tubular organ in an aquatic animal, especially a mollusc, through which water is drawn in or expelled【动】（尤指软体动物的）水管, 虹管。见SODA SIPHON.
with obj.
1- draw off or convey (liquid) by means of a siphon用虹吸管吸（或输送）（液体）。
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- figurative draw off or transfer over a period of time, especially illegally or unfairly〈喻〉（尤指非法或不公正地）抽取, 抽调：
he's been siphoning money off the firm.
他一直从公司抽取钱款。
派生词
siphonage
nounsiphonal
adjective （Zoology【动】）siphonic
/saɪˈfɒnɪk/ adjective词源
late Middle English: from French, or via Latin from Greek siphōn 'pipe'. The verb dates from the mid 19th cent.