- [countable, uncountable]
a tube through which liquids and gases can flow 管子;管道 Both hot and cold water pipes should be properly insulated. 热水管和冷水管都应该适当保温。 steel/copper pipes 钢管/铜管 a burst pipe 爆裂的管子 The house was blown apart by an explosion, caused by a leaking gas pipe. 房子被煤气管道泄漏引起的爆炸炸得四分五裂。 PVC pipe is commonly used in building and construction. PVC管是建筑施工中常用的管材。 a drainage/sewage pipe 排水管/污水管 Insulation may reduce the danger of pipes bursting in winter. 隔热可以降低冬天管道爆裂的危险。
Collocations Decorating and home improvementsee also drainpipe, exhaust, soil pipe, waste pipe, water pipe, windpipeDecorating and home improvement 装饰和改善房屋 Houses 房屋 - refurbish/renovate/ (British English) do up a building/a house
整修/翻新/修缮楼房/房屋 - convert a building/house/room into homes/offices/(especially North American English) apartments/(British English) flats
把楼房/房子/房间/改建成住房/办公室/公寓 - extend/enlarge a house/building/room/kitchen
扩建/扩大房屋/楼房/房间/厨房 - build (British English) an extension (to the back/rear of a house)/(North American English) an addition (on/to something)/(British English) a conservatory
(在房子后面)扩建;(在某处)增建;建造暖房 - knock down/demolish a house/home/building/wall
推倒/拆除房子/住房/楼房/墙壁 - knock out/through the wall separating two rooms
将两个房间的隔墙打通
Decoration 装饰 - furnish/paint/ (especially British English) decorate a home/a house/an apartment/a flat/a room
布置/油漆/装饰住房/房子/公寓/房间 - be decorated in bright colours/in a traditional style/with flowers/with paintings
- paint/plaster the walls/ceiling
给墙壁/天花板上刷油漆/抹灰 - hang/put up/strip off/remove the wallpaper
贴/去除墙纸 - install/replace/remove the bathroom fixtures/(British English) fittings
安装/更换/拆除浴室的固定装置/附加设备 - build/put up shelves
搭架子 - lay wooden flooring/timber decking/floor tiles/a carpet/a patio
铺设木地板/平台木板/地砖/地毯/露台 - put up/hang/take down a picture/painting/poster/curtain
挂上/取下图画/绘画/海报/帘子
DIY/home improvement 自己动手;房屋改造 - do (British English) DIY/carpentry/the plumbing/the wiring
自己动手做;做木匠活;铺设管道;铺设线路 - make home improvements
改造房屋 - add/install central heating/underfloor heating/insulation
添加/安装中央供暖系统/地暖系统/隔热材料 - fit/install double-glazing/a smoke alarm
安装双层玻璃/烟雾报警器 - insulate your house/your home/the walls/the pipes/the tanks/(especially British English) the loft
在房子/住房/墙壁/管道/热水箱/阁楼里加隔热装置 - fix/repair a roof/a leak/a pipe/the plumbing/a leaking (especially British English) tap/(North American English usually) faucet
维修房顶/裂缝/管子/管道系统/漏水的水龙头 - block/clog (up)/unblock/unclog a pipe/sink
堵住/疏通管道/洗涤池 - make/drill/fill a hole
开/钻/填一个洞 - hammer (in)/pull out/remove a nail
锤进/拔出钉子 - tighten/untighten/loosen/remove a screw
拧紧/拧松/拧开螺丝钉 - saw/cut/treat/stain/varnish/paint wood
锯/切割/加工木料;给木料上色/上清漆/上油漆
Extra ExamplesHe laid the pipes under the floorboards. 他把管子铺在地板下。 Insulating your pipes will save on your heating bills. 给管道加上绝热层可以节省取暖费用。 The pipe from the boiler to the bath. 从热水器通到浴室的管子 The pipes lead into the river. 管子通进河里。 The pipes will have to pass through the wall. 管子将不得不穿过墙壁。 the pipe for the hot water 热水管 to join two lengths of pipe together 将两段管子连接在一起 All the old lead pipes were replaced with plastic and copper. 所有的老铅管都用塑料管和铜管取代了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- underground
- gas
- sewage
- …
- length
- install
- lay
- run
- …
- lead
- pass through something
- run
- …
- through a/the pipe
- pipe for
- pipe from
- …
- [countable]
a narrow tube with a bowl at one end, used for smoking tobacco 烟斗;烟袋 to smoke a pipe 抽烟斗 He puffed on his pipe. 他吸着烟斗。 pipe tobacco 烟斗丝 He knocked out his pipe in the big glass ashtray. 他在大玻璃烟灰缸里磕净烟斗。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- clay
- peace
- crack
- …
- smoke
- light
- fill
- …
- smoker
- smoke
- tobacco
- …
- the bowl of a pipe
- the stem of a pipe
- [countable]
a musical instrument in the shape of a tube, played by blowing see also pan pipes, pitch pipeTopics Musicb2管乐器 - [countable]
any of the tubes from which sound is produced in an organ (管风琴的)音管 - pipes(also bagpipes [plural], North American English also bagpipe [singular])
a musical instrument played especially in Scotland. The player blows air into a bag held under the arm and then slowly forces the air out through pipes to produce a noise. 管乐器 CultureSimilar instruments are played in many countries, including Ireland, but in Britain the bagpipes are mainly associated with Scotland. The sound they make is unusual, but their music is suitable both for dancing and for serious occasions such as funerals. A person who plays the bagpipes is called a piper.
Word OriginOld English pīpe ‘musical tube’, pīpian ‘play a pipe’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch pijp and German Pfeife, based on Latin pipare ‘to peep, chirp’, reinforced in Middle English by Old French piper ‘to chirp, squeak’.