siphoned
past simple and past participle ofsiphon
| 单词 | siphoned |
| 释义 | siphoned past simple and past participle ofsiphon siphon verb[Tusually+ adv/prep] (alsosyphon)uk/ˈsaɪ.fən/us/ˈsaɪ.fən/toremoveliquidfrom acontainerusing a siphon Removing and extracting
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Movement of liquids Phrasal verbsiphonsomethingoff Examplesofsiphonedsiphoned In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. In addition, much-needed funds weresiphonedaway from underfunded schools. From theCambridge English Corpus The state, for example, invested part of the rent itsiphonedfrom cocoa exports in a broad array of economic projects. From theCambridge English Corpus However, gold and silver wassiphonedo^ for other, non-monetary purposes. From theCambridge English Corpus The point of its draft system is to ensure that talent is not allsiphonedoff by a few teams, making competition between the teams lopsided. From theCambridge English Corpus Ultimately, given the domestic balance of trade and commercial networks, specie wassiphonedoff from the interior provinces and converged on the port to pay for imports. From theCambridge English Corpus Are these structures evidence of surpluses beingsiphonedoff by the elites? From theCambridge English Corpus Water is fed by gravity from the main canals to a network of secondary and tertiary canals whence it issiphonedthrough plastic pipes into furrows in the individual fields. From theCambridge English Corpus Most of the additional motoring taxes are beingsiphonedoff to pay for their disastrously expensive welfare policies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It has found savings elsewhere and hassiphonedoff some of that money. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Those profits will besiphonedoff to a few shareholders. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I seek an assurance that the funding for 16-year-olds will not besiphonedoff from the funding of other age groups. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They know that the capital resources that they could use profitably are not available because they aresiphonedelsewhere. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have learned from it that the residents need to besiphonedoff to a variety of different hostels. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I also noticed rehabilitation beds lying empty because the funding had beensiphonedoff elsewhere in the hospital, which suggests that all is not well. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Will she undertake to fund the hard-pressed health authorities in order to avoid money beingsiphonedoff from patient care to other areas? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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