pump
/pʌmp/
n. / v.
标准词条
CET-4
一句话记住
泵;抽水机;抽(水);用泵输送
释义与例句
n.
泵;抽水机
a machine used to move liquid or gas through pipes
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The water pump broke and the house flooded.
水泵坏了,房子被淹了。
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She filled her bike tires at the air pump.
她在气泵前给自行车轮胎打气。
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The heart is like a pump that moves blood around the body.
心脏就像一个泵,把血液输送到全身。
v.
抽(水);用泵输送
to move liquid or gas using a pump
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They pumped water out of the flooded basement.
他们把水从被淹的地下室抽出来。
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He pumped the handle to get water.
他按压把手取水。
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The engine pumps fuel into the cylinders.
发动机把燃油泵入气缸。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
拟声词,模仿泵「砰砰」抽水的声音 → 泵、抽水。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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pumping 泵送的现在分词/形容词,表示用泵输送
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pumpkin 南瓜注意拼写差异,与 pump 不同源
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pump-action 泵动式的复合形容词,指通过按压操作的
同义词
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force 用力推动force 泛指用力推动,pump 特指用泵机械输送。They forced air through the pipe. 他们用力把空气压过管道。
反义词
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drain 排干;使流出drain 强调让液体自行流出,pump 强调主动加压输送。Drain the water from the sink before cleaning it. 清洗前先把水槽里的水排掉。
常见搭配
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water pump 水泵The water pump needs to be replaced. 水泵需要更换了。
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pump out 抽出;泵出The boat pumped out the water it had taken on. 船把灌进来的水抽了出去。