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siphon v (phr v) siphon sth into/out of sth; siphon sth off/out draw (a liquid) from one place to another using a siphon 用虹吸管将(液体)抽出: siphon petrol out of a car into a can 把汽车里的汽油用虹吸管抽进罐里 * siphon off all the waste liquid 把全部废液用虹吸管抽掉. siphon sb/sth off (infml often derog 口, 常作贬义) transfer sb/sth from one place to another, often unfairly or illegally 将某人[某物]由一处抽调到另一处(通常指不公正地或非法地): The big clubs siphon off all the best players. 大俱乐部把所有最佳选手都抽调走了. * She siphoned off profits from the business into her account. 她把企业的赢利转到了自己的帐户上. singular, singularity, singularly, sinister, sink, sink in, sinker, sinkhole, sinking, sinking fund, sinlessness, sinner, Sino- (also sino-), sinologist, sinology, sinuosity, sinuous, sinus, sinusitis, sip, sir, sire, siren, sirloin, sirocco, sirup, sisal, sissy (also cissy), sister, sister-in-law, sisterhood, sisterly, sit, sit down, sit down on, sit for, sit in, sit on, sit up, sit up (and take notice), [[修改/添加解释]] |
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