英语词汇“hydrant”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

hydrant

/ˈhʌɪdr(ə)nt

noun

A fitting in a street or other public place with a nozzle by which a hose may be attached to a water main.Strewn across the street were the bodies of policemen and firemen; a hose snaked down the street from a hydrant out of sight, spouting water with nobody to man it....

Outside on the streets the water hydrants dribbled miserably after entertaining shrieking Hispanic kids all day long in exuberant gushes.
The fire brigade was called and tackled the blaze using water from street hydrants.

Origin

Early 19th century (originally US): formed irregularly from hydro- 'relating to water' + -ant.

单词	hydrant
释义	hydrant /ˈhʌɪdr(ə)nt / noun A fitting in a street or other public place with a nozzle by which a hose may be attached to a water main.Strewn across the street were the bodies of policemen and firemen; a hose snaked down the street from a hydrant out of sight, spouting water with nobody to man it.... Outside on the streets the water hydrants dribbled miserably after entertaining shrieking Hispanic kids all day long in exuberant gushes. The fire brigade was called and tackled the blaze using water from street hydrants. Origin Early 19th century (originally US): formed irregularly from hydro- 'relating to water' + -ant.
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