pipe
n
1 [C] (esp in compounds 尤用以構成復合詞) tube through which liquids or gases can flow 管子: a `water-pipe
a `gas-pipe * a `drain-pipe
the `windpipe, ie air-passage in the body.
2 [C]
(a) (also to`bacco pipe) narrow tube with a bowl at one end, used for smoking tobacco 煙斗: smoke a pipe 吸煙斗
[attrib 作定語]
`pipe tobacco 煙斗絲.
(b) (also pipeful ) amount of tobacco this can hold 一煙斗的煙絲.
3 [C] (music 音)
(a) wind instrument consisting of a tube with holes that are covered and uncovered by the fingers to make musical notes 管樂器
pipes of Pan, ie pan-pipes 排簫.
(b) each of the tubes from which sound is produced in an organ (管風琴的)音管.
(c) pipes [pl]
= bagpipes.
4 [C] (sound of a) whistle used by a boatswain 水手長吹的哨子(聲).
5 [C] song or note of a bird 鳥鳴; 鳥鳴聲.
6 [C] (contents of a) cask which can hold about 105 gallons of wine 大酒桶(約容105加侖); 一大酒桶的量.
7 (idm 習語) put `that in your pipe and smoke it (infml 口) you have to accept what I have said, whether you like it or not 我說的話不管你喜歡不喜歡都得聽
I'm not giving up my holiday to suit you, so you can put that in your pipe and smoke it! 我不打算放棄我的假日來遷就你, 你不聽也得聽! pipe v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr]
convey (water, gas, etc) in pipes 用管道輸送(水、 煤氣等)
pipe water into a house/to a farm 用管道向住宅[農場]送水
pipe oil across the desert 用管道穿過沙漠輸油.
2 [esp passive 尤用於被動語態
Tn, Tn.pr]
transmit (esp music) by wire or cable (用有線系統等)傳送(尤指音樂)
Nearly all the shops have piped music, ie recorded music played continuously. 差不多所有商店都連續播放有線廣播的音樂.
3 [I, Tn]
(a) play (a tune) on a pipe or pipes 用管樂器演奏(一曲)
He piped (a jig) so that we could dance. 他用笛子吹奏(吉格舞曲)好讓我們跳舞.
(b) (of a bird) whistle or sing (sth) (指鳥)鳴囀或唱(某聲音).
(c) (of a person, esp a child) speak (sth) in a high voice (指人, 尤指兒童)尖聲說(某事).
4 [Tn.pr, Tn.p]
(nautical 海)
(a) summon (sailors) by blowing a boatswain's pipe 吹水手長用的哨子召集(水手)
pipe all hands on deck 吹哨召集所有水手到甲板上.
(b) lead or welcome (sb) by the sound of a boatswain's pipe用水手長的哨聲引領或歡迎(某人)
pipe the captain aboard/on board 用哨聲歡迎船長登船
pipe the guests in 用哨聲迎接客人.
5 [Tn]
(a) trim or decorate (sth) with piping(2a) 為(衣物等)緄邊
pipe a skirt, cushion, etc with blue silk 給裙子、 墊子等緄藍綢邊.
(b) put a decoration on (a cake) with icing 在(糕點)上加奶油、 巧克力等花飾
pipe `Happy Birthday' on a cake 在蛋糕上加上`生日快樂'字樣.
6 (phr v) pipe down (infml 口) be less noisy; stop talking 安靜些; 停止談話
She told the children to pipe down while she was talking on the telephone. 她告訴孩子別吵了, 她正在打電話. pipe up (infml 口) begin to sing or speak, esp suddenly and in a high-pitched voice 開始唱或說(尤指突然而聲音尖).
?? 考研助記
松樹(pine)被斧頭(p)砍成 管子來做 煙斗
?? 擴展釋義
*[paip]n. 管, 導管, 輸送管, 管狀器官, 聲帶, 尖細的聲音, 煙斗, 笛, 管樂器vt. 以管輸送, 吹哨子, 吹奏, 尖聲唱vi. 吹笛, 尖叫, 吹長哨發令【計】 管道【化】 管; 管子相關詞組: dance to sb's pipe hit the pipe pipe away pipe down pipe in pipe off pipe up put sb's pipe out smoke the pipe of peace