pump
noun [ C ] uk/pʌmp/ us/pʌmp/
(DEVICE)
B1 泵，抽水机;油泵;打气筒
a piece of equipment that is used to cause liquid, air, or gas to move from one place to another
a water/bicycle/fuel pump 水泵／自行车打气筒／油泵
a petrolpump 汽油泵
- More examples
- The pump is powered by a small electric motor.
- Fish tanks often have a pump that oxygenates the water.
- The pump is driven by steam.
(SHOE)
[ usually plural ]平底鞋
a type of flat shoe, like a ballet dancer's shoe, worn by women
[ usually plural ] US (UK court shoe)高跟无带女鞋
a type of plain shoe with a raised heel and no way of fastening it to the foot, worn by women
[ usually plural ] UK橡胶底帆布鞋，体操鞋
a flat shoe made of heavy cloth, worn by children for doing sports
pump
verb uk/pʌmp/ us/pʌmp/
(LIQUID/GAS)
[ T usually + adv/prep ]（用泵）抽吸，抽送（液体或气体）
to force liquid or gas to move somewhere
Our latest machine can pump a hundred gallons a minute. 我们最新的机器每分钟能抽100加仑液体。
The new wine is pumped into storage tanks. 新酿的酒被抽送到储藏罐里。
The heart pumps blood through the arteries/round the body. 心脏通过动脉输送血液／将血液输送到全身。
(INFORMATION)
[ T ] informal（尤指间接地）盘问，套问
to keep asking someone for information, especially in a way that is not direct
She was pumping me for details of the new project. 她在套问我有关新项目的详细情况。
Idioms
pump someone's handidiom 与（某人）握手
to shake someone's hand (= hold it and move it up and down, especially in order to greet that person)
pump ironidiom informal 举重（锻炼）
to lift heavy weights for exercise
These days both men and women pump iron for fitness. 现在不论男女都举重健身。
Phrasal verbs
pump something into something 投入（大量资金）
to spend a lot of money trying to make something operate successfully
They had been pumping money into the business for some years without seeing any results. 几年来他们一直在为这个企业投入大量资金，可是还没有看到任何成果。
pump something out 用泵抽出（某物中的）液体
to remove water or other liquid from something using a pump
We took turns pumping out the boat. 我们轮流用泵从船里往外抽水。
informal disapproving不断制造;连续播放
to produce words or loud music in a way that is repeated, forceful, and continuous
The government keeps pumping out the same old propaganda. 政府大肆进行那套老式的宣传。
The car radio was pumping out music with a heavy beat. 汽车的收音机不停地播放着节奏感强的歌曲。
pump out something 洗（胃）
If someone's stomach is pumped out, a poisonous substance is removed from it by being sucked through a tube.
She had to go to hospital to have her stomach pumped out. 她不得不去医院洗胃。
pump someone up 为打气，使鼓起勇气
to make someone feel more confident or excited
He was offering them advice and trying to pump them up. 他给他们提建议，努力给他们打气。
The players were pumping themselves up by singing the national anthem before the game. 比赛前，运动员们唱起了国歌，给他们自己打气。
pump something up 给…充满气，给…打气
to fill something with air using a pump
Have you pumped up the balloons yet? 你给气球充气了吗？
I must pump the tyres up on my bike. 我必须给我的自行车打足气。
informal大量增加
to increase something by a large amount
The US was able to pump up exports. 美国有能力大量增加出口。
Let's pump up the volume a bit! 我们把音量调大一点吧。