| 词汇 | stopcock |
| 释义 | stopcock noun[ C ] uk /ˈstɒp.kɒk/ us /ˈstɑːp.kɑːk/ a valve in a pipe that controls the flow of liquid through it（管道中调节流量的）旋塞，活栓 sizovin/iStock/Getty Image Plus/GettyImages Building: plumbing, pipes & sewage ballcock black water catch basin caulking cesspit gurgler hot-water tank hydrant influent isolator leakage plumb plunger septic tank sewage sewage works sewer siphon spigot waterworks Examples of stopcockstopcock Of the 25 gallons leakage, about 15 may be lost between the reservoir and the stopcock. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are various reasons for that—mains and pipes burst, stopcocks prove defective and reservoirs leak. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have the impression from reading the amendment that it might prevent an undertaker from even putting in a stopcock on private land. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have access to the public water supply, as the main stopcock is on the farm. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When there is a burst, one has no idea where the internal stopcock is. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They tackled the problem by breaking up the ground around the stopcock in order to turn it off. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is of concern to me because stopcocks need to be put in and often changed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The owner of the property was responsible for anything that ensued between the cut-off point—that is to say, the stopcock outside, and inside the dwellinghouse. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The stopcock used to be on my property 50 years ago, but over the years it has moved into the road. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They knew where the stopcock was, but they did not have a long enough key, so they could not turn the water off immediately. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If responsibility for pipes through to the internal stopcock were transferred to the water companies, it would offer the opportunity for concerted action on leakage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The authority then asked the water authority to turn off the stopcock on the main outside, but it could not find the stopcock. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 An undertaker's stopcock will normally be located in the street. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He reported it to the local authority, which tried to repair it but found that the stopcock in the kitchen would not close. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The reason for the 130 gallons pouring in was that nobody knew where the stopcock was to turn off the water supply. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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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