plumbing

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plumb·ing /ˈplʌmɪŋ/ noun [uncountable] 1 TBBDHthe pipes that water flows through in a building 〔建筑物内的〕管道系统 We keep having problems with the plumbing. 我们的管道老是出问题。2. TBBDHthe work of fitting and repairing water pipes, baths, toilets etc 管道安装与维修工作

Examples from the Corpus

plumbing• For extended periods of a week or more, you must drain down the household plumbing system.• Since moving in seven years ago they have put in new windows, new plumbing, sinks and lavatories.• We saw it as an opportunity to demystify the male worlds of plumbing, electricity and carpentry.• Fiction, then, is rather like architecture or plumbing - a necessary art.• I hardly think you went to all this trouble just to check the plumbing.• I think there's something wrong with the plumbing.• Damp at floor level will nearly always be due to plumbing and heating pipe leaks.

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plumbing
plumb‧ing /ˈplʌmɪŋ/

noun [uncountable]
1. the pipes that water flows through in a building:

We keep having problems with the plumbing.
2. the work of fitting and repairing water pipes, baths, toilets etc

plumb·ing

BrE

/ˈplʌmɪŋ/

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NAmE

/ˈplʌmɪŋ/

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noun

[uncountable]

the system of pipes, etc. that supply water to a building （建筑物的）管路系统，自来水管道

<titled tranID="29" status="2">Decorating and home improvement<chnsep> </chnsep><chn>装饰和改善房屋</chn></titled>

Houses 房屋

refurbish/renovate/ (BrE) do up a building/a house 整修／翻新／修缮楼房／房屋
convert a building/house/room into homes/offices/(especially NAmE) apartments/(BrE) flats 把楼房／房子／房间／改建成住房／办公室／公寓
extend/enlarge a house/building/room/kitchen 扩建／扩大房屋／楼房／房间／厨房
build (BrE) an extension (to the back/rear of a house)/(NAmE) an addition (on/to sth)/(BrE) a conservatory （在房子后面）扩建；（在某处）增建；建造暖房
knock down/demolish a house/home/building/wall 推倒／拆除房子／住房／楼房／墙壁
knock out/through the wall separating two rooms 将两个房间的隔墙打通

Decoration 装饰

furnish/paint/ (especially BrE) decorate a home/a house/an apartment/a flat/a room 布置／油漆／装饰住房／房子／公寓／房间
be decorated in bright colours/(especially US) colors/in a traditional style/with flowers/with paintings 用明亮的色彩／传统风格／花朵／绘画装饰
paint/plaster the walls/ceiling 给墙壁／天花板上刷油漆／抹灰
hang/put up/strip off/remove the wallpaper 贴／去除墙纸
install/replace/remove the bathroom fixtures/(BrE) fittings 安装／更换／拆除浴室的固定装置／附加设备
build/put up shelves 搭架子
lay wooden flooring/timber decking/floor tiles/a carpet/a patio 铺设木地板／平台木板／地砖／地毯／露台
put up/hang/take down a picture/painting/poster/curtain 挂上／取下图画／绘画／海报／帘子

DIY/home improvement 自己动手；房屋改造

do (BrE) DIY/carpentry/the plumbing/the wiring 自己动手做；做木匠活；铺设管道；铺设线路
make home improvements 改造房屋
add/install central heating/underfloor heating/insulation 添加／安装中央供暖系统／地暖系统／隔热材料
fit/install double-glazing/a smoke alarm 安装双层玻璃／烟雾报警器
insulate your house/your home/the walls/the pipes/the tanks/(especially BrE) the loft 在房子／住房／墙壁／管道／热水箱／阁楼里加隔热装置
fix/repair a roof/a leak/a pipe/the plumbing/a leaking (especially BrE) tap/(NAmE usually) faucet 维修房顶／裂缝／管子／管道系统／漏水的水龙头
block/clog (up)/unblock/unclog a pipe/sink 堵住／疏通管道／洗涤池
make/drill/fill a hole 开／钻／填一个洞
hammer (in)/pull out/remove a nail 锤进／拔出钉子
tighten/untighten/loosen/remove a screw 拧紧／拧松／拧开螺丝钉
saw/cut/treat/stain/varnish/paint wood 锯／切割／加工木料；给木料上色／上清漆／上油漆

the work of a

plumber

水暖工的工作