| 单词 | plumbing |
| 释义 | plumbing (once / 4803 pages) 1n 2n Indoor plumbing is what makes civilization great. Plumbing refers to the pipes that get the water in and the sewage out. If a snake shows up in the toilet, it probably came in through the plumbing. Yikes! You can use the noun plumbing whether you're talking about the bathroom sink, the pipes connected to your dishwasher, or the bathtub drain. A home's heating system often consists of plumbing too. The work of fixing or installing this type of system is also plumbing. The word's earliest meaning was "the weighting of a fishing line," from plumb, originally "to sink like lead," which has the Latin root plumba, or "lead." WORD FAMILYplumbing: plumbings+/plumb: plumbable, plumbed, plumbing, plumbly, plumbs/plumbed: unplumbed USAGE EXAMPLESThe author shows great insight plumbing Karen’s constant need for approval. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) Dak Prescott isn't a wheelbarrow full of rusty plumbing supplies. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) After completing the Green City Force training, Ms. Williams began a six-month plumbing training program. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1 1n utility consisting of the pipes and fixtures for the distribution of water or gas in a building and for the disposal of sewage Syn|Hyper plumbing system utility a facility composed of one or more pieces of equipment connected to or part of a structure and designed to provide a service such as heat or electricity or water or sewage disposal 2n the occupation of a plumber (installing and repairing pipes and fixtures for water or gas or sewage in a building) 2Syn|Hyper plumbery craft, trade the skilled practice of a practical occupation n measuring the depths of the oceans Syn|Hyper bathymetry measure, measurement, measuring, mensuration the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule |
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