late 14c., from Latin sipho (genitive siphonis) "a siphon," from Greek siphon "pipe, tube for drawing wine from a cask," of unknown origin. Related: Siphonal.
siphon (v.)
1859, from siphon (n.). Figurative sense of "to draw off, divert" is recorded from 1940. Related: Siphoned; siphoning.
实用例句
1. They siphon foreign aid money into their personal bank accounts.
他们把国外救济金非法转入了个人银行账户。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Tell Mac to siphon petrol out of his wagon.
让马克把他车里的汽油抽出来。
来自柯林斯例句
3. The siphon is broken and the column flow ceases.
虹吸中断,柱的液流停止.
来自辞典例句
4. We need a new road to siphon off some of the traffic from the town center.
我们需要一条新路分流市中心的行人车辆.
来自辞典例句
5. Sand Island Siphon the fuel out of that aircraft!
