drainpipe

drain·pipe

D0378600 (drān′pīp′)n. A pipe for carrying off water or sewage.

drainpipe

(ˈdreɪnˌpaɪp) n (Building) a pipe for carrying off rainwater, sewage, etc; downpipe

drain•pipe

(ˈdreɪnˌpaɪp)

n. a large pipe that carries away the discharge of waste pipes, soil pipes, etc. [1855–60]

drainpipe

downspout

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

drainpipe - a pipe through which liquid is carried awaywaste pipe, drainculvert - a transverse and totally enclosed drain under a road or railwaypipage, pipe, piping - a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.scupper - drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboardsewer, sewerage, cloaca - a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface watersoil pipe - drain that conveys liquid waste from toilets, etc.trap - drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas

Translations

排水管

drain

(drein) verb1. to clear (land) of water by the use of ditches and pipes. There are plans to drain the marsh. (陸地)排水 排去（水等液体） 2. (of water) to run away. The water drained away/off into the ditch. (水)流掉 流走，漏掉 3. to pour off the water etc from or allow the water etc to run off from. Would you drain the vegetables?; He drained the petrol tank; The blood drained from her face. (將水)瀝乾，排乾 （水等）流尽，放光 4. to drink everything contained in. He drained his glass. 喝乾 喝干5. to use up completely (the money, strength etc of). The effort drained all his energy. 耗盡 耗尽 noun1. something (a ditch, trench, waterpipe etc) designed to carry away water. The heavy rain has caused several drains to overflow. 排水用的溝渠或水管 排水沟（管） 2. something which slowly exhausts a supply, especially of one's money or strength. His car is a constant drain on his money. 逐漸耗盡(尤指金錢或力氣) （精力、金钱等）逐渐耗尽、耗竭 ˈdrainage (-nidʒ) noun the process, method or system of carrying away extra water. The town's drainage is very efficient. 排水，排水方法，排水系統 排水，排水系统 ˈdraining-board noun the area at the side of a sink grooved and sloping to allow water from dishes to drain away. (廚房用具)滴水板 滴水板ˈdrainpipe noun a pipe which carries water from the roof of a building to the ground. 排水管 排水管down the drain wasted. We had to scrap everything and start again – six months' work down the drain! 付諸流水 被浪费掉，挥霍掉

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