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WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2019: | 主要翻译 | siphon,
syphon nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (bent tube for siphoning) | 虹吸管
hóng xī guǎn | | | The man used a siphon to remove the gasoline from the car. | | siphon⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | literal (draw or drain off) (本义) | 用虹吸管吸出或排出
yòng hóng xī guǎn xī chū huò pái chū | | siphon vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative (misappropriate) (比喻) | 挪用…，（私自或非法）转移（钱财）
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WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2019: | 复合形式： | | siphon off vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | literal (draw away: liquid) (本义) | 虹吸
hóng xī | | | He had to siphon off gasoline from another car because his car was out of gas. | | siphon off vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative (divert: funds) (比喻) | 挪用
nuó yòng | | | In order to avoid taxes, the business man started to siphon off his money to multiple accounts in the Bahamas. |
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