Drain-pipe
排水管
📖 牛津释义
drain-pipe
n pipe used in a system of drains 排水管. =>illus at App 1 见附录1之插图, page vi. ,drain-pipe `trousers (infml dated 口, 旧) tight-fitting trousers with straight narrow legs 瘦腿紧身裤.
🧩 词语组成解析
drain
[dren]
vi. 排水;流干;
vt. 喝光，喝干;使（精力、金钱等）耗尽;使流出;排掉水;
n. 排水;下水道;排水系统;[医]引流;
pipe
[paɪp]
n. 管子;烟斗;管乐器;（管风琴的）音管;
vt. 以管输送;用管乐器演奏;尖声唱;
vi. 吹奏管乐器;尖叫;尖声地说（或唱），尖声啼鸣;[航海] 吹长哨;
🗣️ 情景例句
But now I'm living in the Bronx.
但现在我住在Bronx区。
Nature is the best physician.
自然是最佳的医生。
From this we get the expression to make a beeline for someone or something, which means to go quickly along a straight direct course for someone or something.
从这里我们得到一条短语"to make a beeline for someone or something，意思是迅速地沿着一条直线向某人或某物走去。