Faucet
['fɔːsɪt] or ['fɔsɪt]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir.
編輯:鲁弗斯--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) A fixture for drawing a liquid, as water, molasses, oil, etc., from a pipe, cask, or other vessel, in such quantities as may be desired; -- called also tap, and cock. It consists of a tubular spout, stopped with a movable plug, spigot, valve, or slide.
(n.) The enlarged end of a section of pipe which receives the spigot end of the next section.
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解釋/意思:
n. a pipe inserted in a barrel to draw liquid.
整理:莎丽
例句/造句/用法:
- And yet most of us accept as a matter of course the stream which gushes from our faucet, or give no thought to the ingenuity which devised a means of forcing water upward through pipes. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
- Why Water does not always flow from a Faucet. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
- In the preceding Section, we saw that the flow from a faucet depends upon the height of the reserve water above the tap. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
- Because some prefer to draw coffee from a faucet rather than pour it from a spout, manufacturers have made a percolator of this type called the machine style. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- Not only does the flow vary with the elevation of the house, but it varies with the location of the faucet within the house. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
- The greater the distance traversed by the water in its journey from reservoir to faucet, the greater the waste force and the less the final flow. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
- At night, however, and out of working hours, few faucets are open, less water is drawn off at any one time, and the intricate pipes are constantly full of water under high pressure. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
- In cold weather, when there is a roaring fire in the range, the water frequently becomes so hot that it steams out of open faucets. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
- The nearer and steeper the elevation, the greater the force with which the water flows through the valley pipes, and hence the stronger the discharge from the faucets. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
- The water streams through faucets in the face of a wall of ancient masonry which stands removed from the houses of the village. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
整理:薇尔玛