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ballcock

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ball·cock /ˈbɔːlkɒk $ ˈbɒːlkɑːk/ noun [countable]  TDHa hollow floating ball on a stick that opens and closes a hole to allow water to flow into a container, for example in a toilet 〔抽水马桶等中的〕浮球阀,浮球栓,浮球旋塞
Examples from the Corpus
ballcockAutomatic top-up with a ballcock will allow all water in a new pool to pass first through the Eradicator.It had Hayley Syndrome-a missing ballcock.Meanwhile, I had to go up into the roof and push down the ballcock when things went wrong.
ball·cock nounChineseSyllable
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ballcock
ballcock /ˈbɔːlkɒk $ ˈbɒːlkɑːk/ noun [countable]
a hollow floating ball on a stick that opens and closes a hole to allow water to flow into a container, for example in a toilet


ball·cockBrE /ˈbɔːlkɒk/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbɔːlkɑːk/ 🔊 nouna device with a floating ball that controls the amount of water going into a container, for example the water tank of a toilet 浮球旋塞;浮球阀