- siphon something (+ adv./prep.) to move a liquid from one container to another, using a siphon用虹吸管吸(或抽)
- I siphoned the gasoline out of the car into a can.我用虹吸管把汽车里的汽油抽到桶里。
- The waste liquid needs to be siphoned off.需要把废液抽走。
- siphon something (+ adv./prep.) (informal) to remove money from one place and move it to another, especially dishonestly or illegally(尤指私自或非法)抽走,转移(钱) synonym divert
- She has been accused of siphoning off thousands of pounds from the company into her own bank account.她被指控把公司的几千英镑转移到了自己的账户里。
Word Originlate Middle English: from French, or via Latin from Greek siphōn ‘pipe’. The verb dates from the mid 19th cent.