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plunger

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Household, Tools, Engineering
plung·er /ˈplʌndʒə $ -ər/ noun [countable]  1. plunger.jpg DHTZa tool for clearing waste that is blocking a kitchen or bathroom pipe. It consists of a straight handle with a rubber cup on the end. 〔用于疏通厨房或浴室水管的〕搋子,水拔子,橡胶吸盘2. TE technical a part of a machine that moves up and down 〔机器的〕活塞,柱塞
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plungerHow can a sink plunger be so horrific?His left index finger pressed firmly on the telephone plunger as if he were extinguishing a burning cigarette.
plung·er nounChineseSyllable
Corpus a blocking waste a is for tool that clearing


plunger
plunger /ˈplʌndʒə $ -ər/ noun [countable]

1. a tool for clearing waste that is blocking a kitchen or bathroom pipe. It consists of a straight handle with a rubber cup on the end.
2. technical a part of a machine that moves up and down


plun·gerBrE /ˈplʌndʒə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈplʌndʒər/ 🔊 noun
a part of a piece of equipment that can be pushed down 柱塞;活塞
a piece of equipment used for clearing kitchen and bathroom pipes, that consists of a rubber cup fixed to a handle (疏通管道用的)搋子