tube

noun

/tjuːb/

/tuːb/

Idioms

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pipe

[countable] a long, hollow pipe made of metal, plastic, rubber, etc., through which liquids or gases move from one place to another

He had to be fed through a feeding tube for several months.
She poured the liquid down the tube.

container

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[countable] a long, narrow container made of soft metal or plastic, with a lid (= cover), used for holding thick liquids that can be forced out of it by pressing

tube (of something) a tube of toothpaste
a tube of glue

(Australian English, informal) a can of beer

a tube of lager

part of body

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[countable] a part inside the body that is like a tube in shape and through which air, liquid, etc. passes

bronchial tubes
The oesophagus is the tube leading from the throat to the stomach.

underground railway

(also The Tube™)

[singular] (British English) the underground railway system in London

on the tube I often travel on the tube
by tube We came by tube.
a tube station/train
She caught the wrong tube (= tube train).

British/American underground / subway / metro / tubeunderground / subway / metro / tube

A city’s underground railway system is usually called the underground (often the Underground) in British English and the subway in North American English. Speakers of British English also use subway for systems in American cities and metro for systems in other European countries. The Metro is the name for the systems in Paris and Washington, D.C. London’s system is often called the Tube.

Extra Examples

I bumped into him on the tube.
I had to cram myself into a packed tube carriage.
my tube journey to work

Topics Transport by bus and trainc2

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

London

verb + tube

catch
go on
take
…

tube + noun

line
network
station
…

preposition

by tube
on the tube

See full entry

television

the tube

[singular] (North American English, informal) the televisionTopics TV, radio and newsc2

in ear

(North American English)

(British English grommet)

[countable] a small tube placed in a child’s ear in order to drain liquid from it when there is an infection

Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French tube or Latin tubus.

Idioms

go down the tube/tubes

(informal) (of a plan, company, situation, etc.) to fail
- The education system is going down the tubes.
Topics Difficulty and failurec2

单词	tube
释义	tube noun /tjuːb/ /tuːb/ Idioms jump to other results pipe [countable] a long, hollow pipe made of metal, plastic, rubber, etc., through which liquids or gases move from one place to another He had to be fed through a feeding tube for several months. She poured the liquid down the tube. see also cathode ray tube, test tube Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective fine narrow thin … preposition down a/the tube in a/the tube into a/the tube … See full entry [countable] a hollow object in the shape of a pipe or tube the cardboard tube from the centre of a toilet roll I put the poster back into its tube. see also inner tube Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective fine narrow thin … preposition down a/the tube in a/the tube into a/the tube … See full entry container enlarge image [countable] a long, narrow container made of soft metal or plastic, with a lid (= cover), used for holding thick liquids that can be forced out of it by pressing tube (of something) a tube of toothpaste a tube of glue (Australian English, informal) a can of beer a tube of lager part of body enlarge image [countable] a part inside the body that is like a tube in shape and through which air, liquid, etc. passes bronchial tubes The oesophagus is the tube leading from the throat to the stomach. see also fallopian tube Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective fine narrow thin … preposition down a/the tube in a/the tube into a/the tube … See full entry underground railway (also The Tube™) [singular] (British English) the underground railway system in London on the tube I often travel on the tube by tube We came by tube. a tube station/train She caught the wrong tube (= tube train). British/American underground / subway / metro / tubeunderground / subway / metro / tube A city’s underground railway system is usually called the underground (often the Underground) in British English and the subway in North American English. Speakers of British English also use subway for systems in American cities and metro for systems in other European countries. The Metro is the name for the systems in Paris and Washington, D.C. London’s system is often called the Tube. Extra Examples I bumped into him on the tube. I had to cram myself into a packed tube carriage. my tube journey to work Topics Transport by bus and trainc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective London verb + tube catch go on take … tube + noun line network station … preposition by tube on the tube See full entry television the tube [singular] (North American English, informal) the televisionTopics TV, radio and newsc2 in ear (North American English) (British English grommet) [countable] a small tube placed in a child’s ear in order to drain liquid from it when there is an infection Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French tube or Latin tubus. Idioms go down the tube/tubes (informal) (of a plan, company, situation, etc.) to fail The education system is going down the tubes. Topics Difficulty and failurec2
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