pipe

🇬🇧 UK/paip/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 3kB1

Definitions

n.

A hollow tube for carrying liquid or gas; a tube with a bowl used for smoking tobacco; a wind instrument

管道,导管;烟斗;管乐器

v.

To convey through a pipe; to play music on a pipe instrument; to speak or sing in a high-pitched voice

用管道输送;吹奏管乐器;尖声说话或唱歌

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
pipeother
=pipe

Common Collocations

  • 1.water pipe水管
  • 2.pipe dream白日梦/不切实际的幻想
  • 3.smoke a pipe抽烟斗
  • 4.pipe down安静下来/别吵了

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    A burst pipe flooded the basement overnight, causing extensive damage.

  • 2.

    The old professor leaned back in his chair, puffing thoughtfully on his pipe.

  • 3.

    The folk musician played a haunting melody on a traditional wooden pipe.

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