词汇 | tube |
释义 | tube 10 ENTRIES FOUND: tube (noun) tube sock (noun) tube top (noun) boob tube (noun) cathode-ray tube (noun) inner tube (noun) picture tube (noun) test tube (noun) test-tube baby (noun) vacuum tube (noun) tube /ˈtuːb/ Brit /ˈtjuːb/ noun plural tubes tube /ˈtuːb/ Brit /ˈtjuːb/ noun plural tubes Learner's definition of TUBE 1 [count] a : a long, hollow object that is used especially to control the flow of a liquid or gas(疏导液体或气体的)管子 She was breathing oxygen through a tube.她用管子吸氧。 The nurse inserted a feeding tube. [=a tube used to deliver food to the stomach of a patient who cannot eat]护士插入了一根进食管。 b : an object shaped like a pipe管状物 a tube of lipstick一管口红 a cardboard tube硬纸板筒 — see also inner tube, test tube, vacuum tube 2 [count] : a soft, long, narrow container that has a small opening at one end and that contains a soft material which can be pushed out by squeezing(装柔软物质的)软管 a tube of paint/toothpaste一管颜料/牙膏 3 [count] : a thin, long, hollow part within an animal or plant管状器官 the bronchial tubes支气管 a pollen tube花粉管 4 the tube US, informal : the television电视机 They spent all afternoon sitting in front of the tube. [=(Brit) the box]他们整个下午都坐在电视机前看电视。 What's on the tube tonight?今天晚上有什么电视节目? — see also boob tube, cathode-ray tube 5 [noncount] British : the system of trains that run underground in London伦敦地铁 It's easy to get around London on the tube.乘地铁逛伦敦很方便。 There's a tube station a couple of blocks away from here.从这里走几个街区就有一个地铁站。 She travels by tube to work every day.她每天乘地铁上班。 go down the tubes informal 1 : to fail or become ruined完蛋;失败;被摧毁 His health is going down the tubes.他的身体快垮了。 2 : to be wasted or lost丧失;浪费 All my hard work went down the tubes. [=went down the drain]我的努力都白费了。 — tubelike /ˈtuːbˌlaɪk/ Brit /ˈtjuːbˌlaɪk/ adjective The plant produces tubelike flowers.这种植物开出了管状的花朵。 |
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