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siphon off

/ˈsaɪ.fən ɒf/

翻译: 指用虹吸管将液体从一个容器转移到另一个容器;也比喻抽走、挪用或转移资金、资源或人员。

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词语关系

verb

/ˈsaɪ.fən ɒf/C1formal
  • zh指用虹吸管将液体从一个容器转移到另一个容器;也比喻抽走、挪用或转移资金、资源或人员。

A phrasal verb meaning to draw off or transfer liquid from one container to another using a siphon, or figuratively to divert or channel resources, money, or people away from something.

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  1. Transfer liquidformal

    To draw off or transfer a liquid from one container to another using a tube or siphon.

    zh虹吸

    • He siphoned off some gasoline from the car's tank.
    • The winemaker siphoned off the clear wine from the sediment.
    • They siphoned off water from the flooded basement.

    同义词draindraw offextractpumpsiphontap

  2. Divert resources or moneyinformal

    To secretly or dishonestly divert money, resources, or people for one's own use.

    zh抽走资金

    • The corrupt official siphoned off funds from the charity.
    • The company siphoned off profits to offshore accounts.
    • They siphoned off the best employees to a new department.

    同义词appropriatedivertembezzlefunnelmisappropriatepocketskimsteal

词形
  • siphoned off past participle
  • siphoned off past simple
  • siphoning off present participle
  • siphons off third person singular

基本动词siphon

Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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