tube 1 S3 W3 / tjub $ tub / 名词

1 pipe for liquid [可数名词] a round pipe made of metal, glass, rubber etc, especially for liquids or gases to go through → inner tube , test tube

2 [可数名词] a long hollow object that is usually round :

pasta tubes

a toilet roll tube

3 container [可数名词] a narrow container made of plastic or soft metal and closed at one end, that you press between your fingers in order to push out the soft substance that is inside :

a tube of toothpaste

4 in your body [可数名词] a tube-shaped part inside your body :

the bronchial tubes

5 trains the tube British English the system of trains that run under the ground in London 同义词 subway American English

take/catch the tube

Take the tube to Acton.

a tube station

by tube

It’s best to travel by tube.

6 go down the tubes informal if a situation goes down the tubes, it quickly becomes ruined or spoiled :

When Moira turned up, Tess could see all her good work going down the tubes.

7 television the tube American English spoken the television :

What’s on the tube tonight?

8 electrical equipment [可数名词] technical the part of a television that produces the picture on the screen 同义词 cathode ray tube