| 单词 | faucet |
| 释义 | faucet (once / 8389 pages) n Water comes out of your faucet and into your sink or bathtub. A faucet is a device that allows you to turn the flow of water on and off. The faucet is not just the metal part that the water comes through, it is the whole mechanism for controlling the flow of water. If you cry easily, someone might say you are a regular faucet. This is because water comes out of your eyes more often than it does for most people. If you ask your parents a little too often for cash, they might joke that they're going to turn off the money faucet. WORD FAMILYfaucet: faucets USAGE EXAMPLESThis month, one prominent pop culture publication overrated the current state of shower faucets. Los Angeles Times(Dec 16, 2016) The Forest Service is checking to see where other such “Forests to Faucets” schemes might be set up. Economist(Dec 15, 2016) The powder room faucet that hangs from the ceiling is controlled by a panel on the wall. Wall Street Journal(Dec 02, 2016) n a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir Syn|Hypo|Hyper spigot mixing faucet single faucet for separate hot and cold water pipes cock, stopcock, turncockfaucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid hydrant, tap, water faucet, water tapa faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask regulator any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc. |
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