| 单词 | stopcock |
| 释义 | stopcock noun[C] uk/ˈstɒp.kɒk/us/ˈstɑːp.kɑːk/avalvein apipethatcontrolstheflowofliquidthrough it （管道中调节流量的）旋塞，活栓 sizovin/iStock/Getty Image Plus/GettyImages Building: plumbing, pipes & sewage
Examplesofstopcockstopcock Of the 25 gallons leakage, about 15 may be lost between the reservoir and thestopcock. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There are various reasons for that—mains and pipes burst, stopcocks prove defective and reservoirs leak. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I have the impression from reading the amendment that it might prevent an undertaker from even putting in astopcockon private land. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They have access to the public water supply, as the mainstopcockis on the farm. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 When there is a burst, one has no idea where the internalstopcockis. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They tackled the problem by breaking up the ground around thestopcockin order to turn it off. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is of concern to me because stopcocks need to be put in and often changed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The owner of the property was responsible for anything that ensued between the cut-off point—that is to say, thestopcockoutside, and inside the dwellinghouse. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Thestopcockused to be on my property 50 years ago, but over the years it has moved into the road. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They knew where thestopcockwas, but they did not have a long enough key, so they could not turn the water off immediately. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If responsibility for pipes through to the internalstopcockwere transferred to the water companies, it would offer the opportunity for concerted action on leakage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The authority then asked the water authority to turn off thestopcockon the main outside, but it could not find thestopcock. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 An undertaker'sstopcockwill normally be located in the street. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He reported it to the local authority, which tried to repair it but found that thestopcockin the kitchen would not close. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The reason for the 130 gallons pouring in was that nobody knew where thestopcockwas to turn off the water supply. 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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