plunger
noun[C]
uk/ˈplʌn.dʒər/us/ˈplʌn.dʒɚ/asuctiondeviceconsisting of a cup-shapedpieceofrubberon the end of astick, used to getridof things that areblockingpipes
(疏通管道的)搋子,装有把手的吸盘DonNichols/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages
apartof adevicethat youpushdown into it:
(装置的)活塞,柱塞Hepresseddown the plunger of hiscafetière.他压下了咖啡壶的活塞。
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Building: plumbing, pipes & sewage
- airlock
- ballcock
- caulking
- cesspit
- cistern
- conduit
- hydrant
- influent
- mixer tap
- outfall
- overflow
- plumb
- sewage
- sewage works
- sewer
- siphon
- spigot
- standpipe
- syphon
- waterworks
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