siphon

n. 虹吸管

vi. 通过虹吸管

vt. 用虹吸管吸出；抽取

n. (Siphon)人名；(老、柬)西蓬

中文词源

siphon 吸管，虹吸

来自希腊语 siphon,管子，管道，引申词义吸管，虹吸。

siphon (n.): late 14c., from Latin sipho (genitive siphonis) "a siphon," from Greek siphon "pipe, tube for drawing wine from a cask," of unknown origin. Related: Siphonal.
siphon (v.): 1859, from siphon (n.). Figurative sense of "to draw off, divert" is recorded from 1940. Related: Siphoned; siphoning.

1. 虹吸管就是使液体产生虹吸现象所用的弯管，呈倒U字形而一端较长，使用时管内要预先充满液体。2. sip(吸) + -hon(拼音“虹”) => 吸虹 => 虹吸----虹吸管。

1. They siphon foreign aid money into their personal bank accounts.: 他们把国外救济金非法转入了个人银行账户。

4. We need a new road to siphon off some of the traffic from the town center.: 我们需要一条新路分流市中心的行人车辆.