1
- a flexible tube conveying water, used chiefly for watering plants and in firefighting软管水龙带（主要用于给植物浇水或救火）。
2
- treated as pl. stockings, socks, and tights (especially in commercial use)长筒袜; 短袜; 紧身袜裤（尤指用于商业）：
her hose had been laddered.
她的长筒袜抽丝了。
2.1
- historical breeches〈史〉马裤：
Elizabethan doublet and hose.
伊丽莎白一世时代的紧身上衣和马裤。
with obj.
- water, spray, or drench with a hose用软管浇（或喷洒）水：
he was hosing down the driveway.
他用软管给车道喷水。
词源
Old English hosa, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoos 'stocking, water-hose' and German Hosen 'trousers'. Originally singular, the term denoted a covering for the leg, sometimes including the foot but sometimes reaching only as far as the ankle.