英语词汇“siphon”的翻译、意思、用法、释义-英汉经管词典

siphon

verb [ T ]

(also syphon) uk/ˈsaɪfən/ us

to take money, especially dishonestly, and use it for a purpose for which it was not intended:

siphon off funds/millions/money

siphon sth from sth He siphoned €600,000 from company accounts to pay for his secret lifestyle.

siphon sth away Millions of dollars of city funds were siphoned away in the form of fake property tax refunds.

NATURAL RESOURCES

to remove a liquid from one place and put it in another using a pipe or tube:

The government decided to scrap its plan to siphon water from the North-East of the country to the parched South.

单词	siphon
释义	siphon verb [ T ] (also syphon) uk/ˈsaɪfən/ us to take money, especially dishonestly, and use it for a purpose for which it was not intended: siphon off funds/millions/money siphon sth from sth He siphoned €600,000 from company accounts to pay for his secret lifestyle. siphon sth away Millions of dollars of city funds were siphoned away in the form of fake property tax refunds. NATURAL RESOURCES to remove a liquid from one place and put it in another using a pipe or tube: The government decided to scrap its plan to siphon water from the North-East of the country to the parched South.
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