a series of pipes that are usually underground and are used for carrying oil, gas, etc. over long distances 输油管道，输气管道，输送管线（通常指地下的） There are plans to lay a gas pipeline through the region. 计划在这个地区铺设输气管道。 The pipeline runs through central Mozambique. 管道从莫桑比克中部穿过。
Extra ExamplesThe pipeline links the refinery with the port. 管道将炼油厂与港口连接起来。 The pipeline supplies Jordan with 15 per cent of its crude oil. 该渠道供给约旦15% 的原油。 a pipeline across the desert 穿越沙漠的渠道 the construction of a gas pipeline through Morocco 穿过摩洛哥的煤气渠道建设
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- gas
- oil
- water
- …
- build
- construct
- lay
- …
- supply something
- cross something
- pass through something
- …
- route
- network
- in the pipeline
Idioms
in the pipeline
something that is in the pipeline is being discussed, planned or prepared and will happen or exist soon 在讨论（或规划、准备）中；在酝酿中 Important new laws are already in the pipeline. 重要的新法律已经在酝酿之中。