pump
- IPA[pəmp]
美式
- a mechanical device using suction or pressure to raise or move liquids, compress gases, or force air into inflatable objects such as tires；an instance of moving something by or as if by a pump
- force (liquid, gas, etc.) to move by or as if by means of a pump；move in spurts as though driven by a pump
noun: pump, plural noun: pumps
verb: pump, 3rd person present: pumps, gerund or present participle: pumping, past tense: pumped, past participle: pumped
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- n.名詞
- 1. a mechanical device using suction or pressure to raise or move liquids, compress gases, or force air into inflatable objects such as tires:
a gas pump
- 2. an instance of moving something by or as if by a pump:
the pump of blood to her heart
- 3. an active transport mechanism in living cells by which specific ions are moved through the cell membrane against a concentration gradient:
the bacterium's sodium pump
- 4. a pump-action shotgun:
the shotgun was a 12-gauge pump
- v.動詞
- 1. force (liquid, gas, etc.) to move by or as if by means of a pump:
the blood is pumped around the body
if we pump long enough, we should bring the level up
- 2. move in spurts as though driven by a pump:
blood was pumping from a wound in his shoulder
- 3. draw (milk) from the breast using a breast pump, typically in order to feed a baby by means of a bottle:
she struggled with pumping enough milk
I've exclusively pumped for my youngest
- 4. fill (something such as a tire or balloon) with liquid or gas using a pump:
I fetched the bike and pumped up the back tire
my veins had been pumped full of glucose
- 5. shoot (bullets) into (a target):
he pumped two shots into the van's front tire
- 6. move vigorously up and down:
we had to pump the handle like mad
that's superb running—look at his legs pumping
- 7. apply and release (a brake pedal or lever) several times in quick succession, typically to prevent skidding:
the school teaches its students to brake by pumping the pedal
- 8. move one's arm as if throwing a ball held in the hand, but without releasing the ball:
behind the plate Howard double-pumped, then threw to second
- 9. try to elicit information from (someone) by persistent questioning:
she began to pump her friend for details
adj. (of an inflatable object) filled up with air, especially by using a pump:
each wheelbarrow has a pumped up tire ensuring a smooth ride
mouth-inflated balloons are softer than pumped balloons
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adj. (of an inflatable object) filled up with air, especially by using a pump:
each wheelbarrow has a pumped up tyre ensuring a smooth ride
mouth-inflated balloons are softer than pumped balloons
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adj. (of a person) stimulated or filled with enthusiasm or excitement:
I was so pumped that I overdid everything
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n. a room, building, or compartment in which pumps are housed or from which they are controlled.
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adj. denoting a repeating firearm, typically a shotgun, in which a new round is brought from the magazine into the breech by a slide action in line with the barrel:
a pump-action shotgun
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n. the introduction of fluid into a pump to prepare it for working.
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- IPA[pʌmp]
英式
- n.a mechanical device using suction or pressure to raise or move liquids, compress gases, or force air into inflatable objects such as tyres:
- a petrol pump
- v.force (liquid, gas, etc.) to move by or as if by means of a pump:
- the blood is pumped around the body
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- IPA[pʌmp]
英式
- n.a sports shoe; a plimsoll.
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- IPA[pəmp]
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- n.a woman's plain, lightweight shoe that has a low-cut upper, no fastening, and typically a medium heel.
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