Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense hoses, present participle hosing, past tense, past participle hosed
1N-COUNT (橡胶或塑料制的)水管,水龙带 A hose is a long, flexible pipe made of rubber or plastic. Water is directed through a hose in order to do things such as put out fires, clean cars, or water gardens. (橡胶或塑料制的)水管,水龙带
You've left the garden hose on.
你忘了关花园里的水管了。
The firemen unwrapped their hoses and began dousing the scorched grain silos.
消防员展开水龙带,开始冲着烧焦的谷仓喷水。
2N-COUNT (引导液体或气体的)橡胶(或塑料)软管,导管 A hose is a pipe made of rubber or plastic, along which a liquid or gas flows, for example from one part of an engine to another. (引导液体或气体的)橡胶(或塑料)软管,导管
Water in the engine compartment is sucked away by a hose.
发动机舱里的水由一条软管抽走。
3VERB 用水管冲洗(或浇灌) If you hose something, you wash or water it using a hose. 用水管冲洗(或浇灌) [Also VERB]
We wash our cars and hose our gardens without even thinking of the water that uses. [VERB noun]
我们洗车和浇灌花园时根本就没有想过用了多少水。
4N-UNCOUNT 袜类(包括连裤袜、长筒袜、短袜)Hose is used to refer to tights, socks, and stockings. 袜类(包括连裤袜、长筒袜、短袜) [technical, or old-fashioned]
If you have varicose veins, consider wearing elastic support hose.