| 释义 |
siphon
(also syphon) ['saɪ.fən] noun countable
■a tube that is bent in the shape of an `n', with each end in a separate container at two different levels, so that liquid can be pulled up into it from the higher container and go down through it into the lower container 虹吸管
■* a soda siphon
(also syphon) ['saɪ.fən] verb transitive usually + adverb or preposition
■to remove liquid from a container using a siphon 用虹吸管吸取，用虹吸管抽取
(also syphon) ['saɪ.fən] verb transitive usually + adverb or preposition
Phrasal Verbs siphon sth off (also syphon sth off)
■to dishonestly take money from an organization or other supply, and use it for a purpose for which it was not intended 非法挪用（资金），侵吞•He lost his job when it was discovered that he had been siphoning off money from the company for his own use.他非法挪用公司钱款为己所用的事迹败露后，便丢掉了工作。 |