tube
[tjuːb]
n
a long hollow and typically cylindrical object, used for the passage of fluids or as a container
a collapsible cylindrical container of soft metal or plastic closed with a cap, used to hold viscous liquids or pastes
short for Eustachian tube.short for Fallopian tube.any hollow cylindrical structure
the lower part of a gamopetalous corolla or gamosepalous calyx, below the lobes.any other hollow structure in a plant
another name for valve.See electron tube .See cathode-ray tube .See television tube
a television set
a stupid or despicable person
a bottle or can of beer
the cylindrical passage formed when a wave breaks and the crest tips forward
an archaic word for telescope
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to fit or supply with a tube or tubes
to carry or convey in a tube
to shape like a tube
- 习惯用语
- the tube an underground railway system.US and Canadian equivalent subway.the tunnels through which the railway runs.the train itself.the London underground railway system
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