1 [T] to force a gas or liquid to go in a particular direction 泵入,泵出(气体或液体):
Your heart pumps blood around your body.心脏把血液压送到身体各部份去。
2 [I] (used about a liquid) to flow in a particular direction as if forced by a pump (指液体)似有泵压送那样流动:
Blood was pumping out of the wound.血从伤口涌出来。
3 [I,T] to be moved or to move sth very quickly up and down or in and out (使)上下、里外摇动或晃动:
He pumped his arms up and down to keep warm.他上下挥动两只胳膊取暖。
pump sth into sth/sb to put a lot of sth into sth/sb 大量投入,注入,输入:
He pumped all his savings into the business.他把自己的积蓄都投入了这项生意。pump sth up to fill sth with air, for example by using a pump 用泵等给某物充气:
to pump up a car tyre给汽车轮胎充气
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/pʌmp ||; pʌmp/noun[C]
1 a machine that is used for forcing a gas or liquid in a particular direction 泵;抽气机;抽水机;打气筒:
Have you got a bicycle pump?你有没有自行车打气筒?a petrol pump汽油泵☞picture at bicycle 见bicycle插图
2 [usu.pl] a flat woman's shoe with no fastening 女式无带轻软平底鞋:
ballet pumps芭蕾舞鞋
pump1/pʌmp; pʌmp/n [C] 1 a machine that forces liquid or gas into or out of something 泵﹔抽水机﹔打气筒: water/fuel/air etc pump 抽水机/抽油机/抽气机等see picture at见 BICYCLE 图2 a type of plain light shoe 平底轻便鞋: a pair of black pumps 一双黑色平底轻便鞋
pump2v 1 [I,T] if liquid or gas pumps somewhere, or if you pump it, it is forced to move in a particular direction〔液体或气体〕涌出﹐喷出﹔抽出﹔注入: +from/out of Blood was pumping from the wound. 血从伤口汩汩涌出。pump sth into/out of etc sth Fire crews will pump the water out of the flooded homes. 消防员会把水从被水淹的房子里抽出来。Your heart pumps blood around your body. 心脏把血液输送至全身。pump gas AmE (=put gasoline in a car)【美】给汽车加油2 [T] informal if you pump someone for information, you ask them lots of questions【非正式】盘问﹐套问: pump sb for sth Laura began to pump Ben for more details. 劳拉开始向本探问起细节来。3 [I] to move quickly up and down or in and out 迅速地上下移动﹔快速地进进出出: His legs pumped harder as he cycled up the hill. 他骑车上山时两腿蹬得更使劲了。pump sth into sthphr v if you pump money into a business or project, you spend a lot of money on it 大量投资﹐注入大量资金: The government has pumped millions into the space project. 政府已向这项太空计划投入了数百万资金。 pump sth out phr v to keep producing a lot of something 大量供应: bands that pump out three new records a month 一个月推出三张新唱片的乐队 pump sth up phr v 1 to fill a tyre, ball etc with air [ inflate ] 给〔轮胎﹑球等〕充气﹐打气: Pump up the tyres before a long journey. 长途旅行前先给轮胎打足气。2 to increase the value, amount, or level of something 提高[增加]〔某物〕的价值[数量﹐水平]: Nick pumped up the volume on the stereo. 尼克调高了立体声音响的音量。
pumppumppumps1nouna machine that moves a liquid or gas into or out of something: a bicycle pumpa petrol pumppumppumppumpspumpedpumping2verb (pumps, pumping, pumped)to force a gas or a liquid to go in a particular direction: Your heart pumps blood around your body.pump something upto fill something with air, using a pump: I pumped up my bicycle tyres.