| 词汇 | faucet |
| 释义 | faucet noun[ C ] USuk /ˈfɔː.sɪt/ us /ˈfɑː.sət/(UKtap) B1 a device that controls the flow of liquid, especially water, from a pipe: （水）龙头，阀门 How fast does water flow out of your kitchen faucet? the hot/cold faucet热水／冷水龙头 turn on/off the faucetTo avoid infection, use a paper towel to turn on/off the faucet. open/close the faucetWhen you open your faucet you may get a reduced water flow. Synonym spigot Sam Edwards/OJO Images/GettyImages something that allows a supply of something such as money, information, or people to flow: The tide turned in the investigation when one gang member became an informant, and once somebody opened the faucet, it broke the case open. We don't have rich parents — there is no money faucet for us. She closed the faucet running the shower, not wanting to waste water. Hundreds of tourists poured from the ferry as if someone had opened a faucet. Every time a visitor spends a dollar at hotels, theme parks and shops, that money trickles through the community, and when those dollars stop coming in, the faucet turns off. They were caught off-guard when their salaries and bonuses were cut drastically and their money faucet abruptly dried up. Building: plumbing, pipes & sewage ballcock black water catch basin caulking cesspit hot-water tank hydrant influent isolator leakage mixer tap plumb plunger sewage sewage works sewer siphon spigot standpipe waterworks You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Giving, providing and supplying faucet | American Dictionaryfaucet noun[ C ] us/ˈfɔ·sɪt, ˈfɑs·ət/(alsotap) a device that controls the flow of liquid, esp. water, out of a pipe: We have a leaky faucet in the bathroom sink. Examples of faucetfaucet In one, only the frame depicting manner has been altered (the woman lets water drip from a faucet to fill the glass). Showers, faucets, cooling towers, and many other devices can produce these aerosols. An economic boom shook the nation, cranking open the academic faucet for a stream of students pouring into the universities, with a rising number from the hitherto under-represented middle classes. The company manufactured and distributed plumbing supplies of all kinds, including faucets, water closets, water heaters, valves and fire hydrants. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The model of non-conserved spread can best be represented by a continuously running faucet running through a series of funnels connected by tubes. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The kitchen faucet begins dripping and seemingly with a mind of its own, it even makes melodies as it drips. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. If instead of air, natural gas had been forced into a potable water tank, it in turn could be carried to your kitchen faucet. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He lived in such poverty there, that he would venture out into the night in search of water faucets and the rinds of watermelon. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The flow into the bathtub is water flowing through the faucet while the outflow is water flowing down the drain. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Based on this feedback they perform a control action by adjusting the hot and cold faucets until the temperature stabilizes as desired. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This is normally done at a small faucet or shower located in the same room as the tub, while seated on a small stool. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He then turns on the faucet and eagerly encourages her to watch. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. She tells him to get an apartment and install the faucet there to remind him that he is capable of being a huge phony again. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. On the way, they find a faucet attached to a tree. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. When a segment of water begins to separate from the faucet, a neck is formed and then stretched. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of faucet These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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