| 单词 | hose |
| 释义 | hose (hoʊz ) Word forms: hoses , hosing , hosed 1. countable noun A hose is a long, flexible pipe made of rubber or plastic. Water is directed through a hose in order to do things such as put out fires, clean cars, or water gardens. You've left the garden hose on. 2. countable noun A hose is a pipe made of rubber or plastic, along which a liquid or gas flows, for example from one part of an engine to another. Water in the engine compartment is sucked away by a hose. 3. verb If you hose something, you wash or water it using a hose. We wash our cars and hose our gardens without even thinking of the water that uses. [VERB noun] 4. uncountable noun Hose is used to refer to tights, socks, and stockings. [technical, or old-fashioned] If you have varicose veins, consider wearing elastic support hose. 5. See also pantyhose 6. uncountable noun Hose was a garment that looked like a pair of very tight trousers and was worn by men in the fifteenth, sixteenth, and early seventeenth centuries. Phrasal verbs: hose down phrasal verb When you hose something or someone down, you clean them using a hose. In one driveway a chauffeur wearing rubber boots was hosing down a limousine. [VERB PARTICLE noun] When the children come in covered in sand you can just hose them down. [VERB noun PARTICLE] Collocations: fuel hose Only after three separate approaches, seven fuel hose separations, and seven hours alongside was the fueling completed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But his first stop on lap 20 was disastrous because of a problem in the fuel hose. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The fuel hose has a built-in vent/overflow hose as part of the mechanism, an invention of the mid-2000s. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A recall was issued in 1995, regarding fuel hose fitting issues. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The 45in mm fuel hose was made of reinforced rubber tubing, with brass fittings on both ends. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A lady playing a hose pipe linked to a toy penguin? Times, Sunday Times (2010) Both said that they saw no reason to impose hose pipe bans. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Imagine putting a finger over your hose pipe. Times, Sunday Times (2014) These pickup trucks are commonly fitted with a permanently mounted water tank, a gasoline-powered pump, and a hose reel. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Nozzles can be fire sprinklers or water mist nozzles, hose reel nozzles, water monitors and deluge fire system nozzles. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Two others served as aerial tankers with underwing hose reel refuelling pods. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The group makes fire-protection equipment, including fire alarms, extinguishers, hose reels, fire blankets, valves and foam-producing equipment. Times, Sunday Times Things that have spent the past six months outdoors come home to roost - hose reels and large plant pots. Times, Sunday Times Standing on a balcony, he was seen throwing back his head and putting the length of hose to his mouth, swallowing the ale in seconds. The Sun I had to make do with a funnel and a length of hose in my back bedroom. The Sun A 30cm length of hose attached to one outlet lets you fill cans without getting wet feet. Times, Sunday Times A length of hose pipe? Times, Sunday Times While the radiators are off, you can attach a length of hose to each valve in turn and direct the hose outside. Times, Sunday Times In a scenario that would seem incredible t a fictional movie, she became a cleaner on a chicken farm, paid $2 an hour to wield a pressure hose. Times, Sunday Times An intermediate pressure hose connects these components to transfer air, and allows relative movement within the constraints of hose length and flexibility. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Pressure hoses should be used with great care on all parts of cars. Times, Sunday Times Pressure hoses may still be used for patios, terraces, balconies, paths and other hardstandings. Times, Sunday Times Other medium pressure hoses run to various equipment listed below. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 An inflatable rubber hose around the turret ring created a waterproof seal between the hull and turret. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This rubber hose was as bulky, heavy, and stiff as leather hose but was not prone to leaking. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The extensive exams included everything from swallowing 3 feet of rubber hose to drinking radioactive water. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It looked like a great big rubber hose as it moved. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There she goes down by a rubber hose, after which she travels through an underground lake. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Out at sea, a trawler hoovers up thousands of fish with an oversized vacuum hose. Times, Sunday Times Only a lightweight vacuum hose and the cleaning tool being used need to be carried. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The system used a very long vacuum hose coiled around a receiver cart, and connected to a vacuum-breaker device in the milkhouse. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It has a central vacuum system with connections in each room of the house for the vacuum hose. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A non-stretchable cord of appropriate length (or a string on an architectural scale drawing) can be used to check for adequate reach of a vacuum hose. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 软管, 用水管冲洗 Japanese: ホース, ホースで散水する |
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