pumping

柯林斯词典

1. N-COUNT A pump is a machine or device that is used to force a liquid or gas to flow in a particular direction. 泵
...pumps that circulate the fuel around in the engine. …使燃料在發動機內循環的壓泵。
There was no water in the building, just a pump in the courtyard. 樓裡沒水，衹在院子裡有個水泵。
2. V-T To pump a liquid or gas in a particular direction means to force it to flow in that direction using a pump. 抽送
It's not enough to get rid of raw sewage by pumping it out to sea. 僅用水泵將未經処理的汙水排入海中是不夠的。
The money raised will be used to dig bore holes to pump water into the dried-up lake. 籌到的錢款將用來挖井眼，再將水抽入乾涸的湖中。
3. N-COUNT A fuel or petrol pump is a machine with a tube attached to it that you use to fill a car with petrol. 加油泵
The average price for all grades of petrol at the pump was $3.49 a gallon. 加油泵所有等級的汽油平均價格爲1加侖3.49美元。
4. V-T If someone has their stomach pumped, doctors remove the contents of their stomach, for example, because they have swallowed poison or drugs. 洗胃[usu passive]
One woman was rushed to the emergency room to have her stomach pumped. 一名婦女被緊急送進急診室去洗胃。
5. N-COUNT Pumps are the same as. 同court shoes[美國英語]
6. N a low-cut low-heeled shoe without fastenings, worn esp for dancing 舞鞋