pipe

名詞

UK/paɪp/
US/paɪp/

定義 pipe 名詞

tube

  1. B1Countable

    A tube through which liquid or gas can flow from one location to another.

    • A water pipe / gas pipe / sewer pipe.

    • A burst / fractured / leaking pipe.

    • They are repairing the old water pipes in the house.

smoking

  1. Countable

    A small tube with a bowl at one end, used for smoking tobacco.

    • He lit his pipe and began to read the newspaper.

    • The old sailor always carried his pipe with him.

    • He warmed himself with his pipe on the cold night.

music

  1. Countable

    A simple musical instrument consisting of a short tube that is played by blowing into it.

    • He played the pipe, and the music was melodious.

    • At the festival, they played traditional pipes.

    • She is learning to play various kinds of pipes.

  2. Countable

    One of the tubes in a pipe organ that produces sound when air is forced through it.

    • The church organ has many metal pipes.

    • Each pipe is designed to produce a different note.

    • The organist is tuning the pipes to ensure the instrument sounds perfect.

symbol

  1. Countable

    The | symbol found on a computer keyboard.

    • In code, the pipe symbol is often used to separate commands.

    • You can use the pipe symbol for search and replace operations in text processing.

    • This symbol is typically located on the keyboard next to the backslash key.

片語 pipe 名詞

  • pipes

    a term that refers to bagpipes

    He played the beautiful bagpipes at the festival, capturing everyone's attention.

動詞

UK/paɪp/
US/paɪp/

定義 pipe 動詞

sound

  1. Transitive

    To speak or sing with a high-pitched voice.

    • She tried to pipe her voice to imitate the cartoon character.

    • The choir piped the song with their clear voices.

    • He piped the ending of the story with excitement.

transport

  1. TransitiveVerb + adv/prepUsually passive

    To transport something using a pipe.

    • Crude oil is piped to the refinery.

    • Drinking water is piped into the city through a complex system of pipes.

    • Natural gas is piped to every household for heating and cooking.

成語

  • put/stick that in your pipe and smoke it!

    a rude expression used to emphasize that someone must accept a statement or situation, regardless of their feelings.

    I've made my decision, you have to accept it, so put that in your pipe and smoke it!

片語動詞 pipe

  • pipe down

    to cease speaking or creating excess noise

    In the library, students are required to pipe down so that everyone can study in peace.

  • pipe up

    to begin speaking or making noise abruptly

    During the meeting, she piped up when she heard the unfair comments.