| 单词 | hose |
| 释义 | hose (once / 1269 pages) 1nv 2n A hose is a long plastic or rubber tube that's used for moving a liquid from one place to another. You may use a hose to water your lawn, or to get gas from the pump into your car's tank. Don't use a hose to ingest liquids; use a glass instead. A garden hose is useful for watering plants or washing your car, while firefighters use hoses to spray water on fires. A hose is similar to a pipe, being long, narrow, and hollow, with space for liquid to move through it, although a hose is flexible, and a pipe is commonly made of stiff metal or hard plastic. You can use the word as a verb, meaning "to spray with a hose," or as a noun meaning "sheer stockings." WORD FAMILYhose: hosed, hoses, hosing USAGE EXAMPLESWhen a passing motorist picked her up, she was still attached to a chain and her hands were restrained in hose clamps. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) Cleaning consisted of applying a special solution geared to removing algae and other material, scrubbing the stones, and hosing them off. Washington Times(Dec 29, 2016) She never left the house without lipstick and hose. Washington Post(Dec 19, 2016) 1 1n a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas Syn|Hypo|Hyper hosepipe air hose, airline a hose that carries air under pressure fire hosea large hose that carries water from a fire hydrant to the site of the fire garden hosea hose used for watering a lawn or garden radiator hosea flexible hose between the radiator and the engine block water cannon, watercannona hose (carried on a truck) that fires water under high pressure to disperse crowds (especially crowds of rioters) tube, tubing conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases 2v water with a hose 2hose the lawn Syn|Hyper hose down irrigate, water supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams 1n socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear) Syn|Hypo|Hyper hosiery sock hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot; worn inside the shoe; reaches to between the ankle and the knee stockingclose-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural) leotards, tightsskintight knit hose covering the body from the waist to the feet worn by acrobats and dancers and as stockings by women and girls anklet, anklets, bobbysock, bobbysocksa sock that reaches just above the ankle argyle, argylla sock knitted or woven with an argyle design (usually used in the plural) athletic sock, sweat sock, varsity socka sock worn for athletic events boothoseprotective stockings worn with or in place of boots Christmas stockinga stocking that is filled with small Christmas presents knee-hi, knee-higha sock or stocking that reaches up to just below the knees maillottights for dancers or gymnasts nylon stocking, nylons, rayon stocking, rayons, silk stockingwomen's stockings made from a sheer material (nylon or rayon or silk) pantyhosea woman's tights consisting of underpants and stockings support hose, support stockingelasticized stocking intended to reduce pressure on the veins of the leg (as in case of varicose veins) tabi, tabisa sock with a separation for the big toe; worn with thong sandals by the Japanese footwear clothing worn on a person's feet 2n man's close-fitting garment of the 16th and 17th centuries covering the legs and reaching up to the waist; worn with a doublet Hyper garment an article of clothing |
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