单词 | siphon |
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。 |
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