- [countable]
a long, hollow pipe made of metal, plastic, rubber, etc., through which liquids or gases move from one place to another （金属、塑料、橡皮等制成的）管，管子 He had to be fed through a feeding tube for several months. 他几个月来一直得靠胃管进食。 She poured the liquid down the tube. 她顺着管子向下倒入液体。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fine
- narrow
- thin
- …
- down a/the tube
- in a/the tube
- into a/the tube
- …
- [countable]
a hollow object in the shape of a pipe or tube 管状物 the cardboard tube from the centre of a toilet roll 手纸卷中央的硬纸管 I put the poster back into its tube. 我把招贴画放回卷筒里。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fine
- narrow
- thin
- …
- down a/the tube
- in a/the tube
- into a/the tube
- …
- [countable]
a long, narrow container made of soft metal or plastic, with a lid (= cover), used for holding thick liquids that can be forced out of it by pressing （由软金属或塑料制成的带盖的、盛膏状物的）软管 
- tube (of something)
a tube of toothpaste 一管牙膏 a tube of glue 一管胶水
- tube (of something)
- (Australian English, informal)
a can of beer 一罐啤酒 a tube of lager 一罐拉格啤酒
- [countable]
a part inside the body that is like a tube in shape and through which air, liquid, etc. passes 管状器官；管；道 
bronchial tubes 支气管 The oesophagus is the tube leading from the throat to the stomach. 食道是从喉咙通向胃的管道。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fine
- narrow
- thin
- …
- down a/the tube
- in a/the tube
- into a/the tube
- …
- (also The Tube™)[singular] (British English)
the underground railway system in London 伦敦地下铁道 - on the tube
I often travel on the tube 我经常坐地铁旅行。 - by tube
We came by tube. 我们乘地铁来的。 a tube station/train 地铁车站／列车 She caught the wrong tube (= tube train). 她坐错了地铁。
British/American underground / subway / metro / tubeunderground / subway / metro / tube- A city’s underground railway system is usually called the underground (often the Underground) in British English and the subway in North American English. Speakers of British English also use subway for systems in American cities and metro for systems in other European countries. The Metro is the name for the systems in Paris and Washington, D.C. London’s system is often called the Tube.
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by bus and trainc2I bumped into him on the tube. 我在地铁里碰见了他。 I had to cram myself into a packed tube carriage. 我不得不挤进拥挤的地铁车厢。 my tube journey to work 我上班的地铁之行
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- London
- catch
- go on
- take
- …
- line
- network
- station
- …
- by tube
- on the tube
- on the tube
- the tube[singular] (North American English, informal)
the television 电视；电视机 - (North American English) (British English grommet)[countable]
a small tube placed in a child’s ear in order to drain liquid from it when there is an infection 鼓室通气管；中耳引流管
pipe管
container容器
part of body身体部位
underground railway地下铁道
television电视
in ear耳朵
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French tube or Latin tubus.
Idioms
go down the tube/tubes
- (informal)
(of a plan, company, situation, etc. 计划、公司、情况等 to fail 失败；落空；完蛋；吹了