hose /həʊz/ CET6 TEM4 ( hosing, hosed, hoses )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A hose is a long, flexible pipe made of rubber or plastic. Water is directed through a hose in order to do things such as put out fires, clean cars, or water gardens. (橡胶或塑料制的) 水管

  例：

  You've left the garden hose on.

  你没有关花园的水管。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT A hose is a pipe made of rubber or plastic, along which a liquid or gas flows, for example from one part of an engine to another. (用来输送液体或气体的) 软管

  例：

  Water in the engine compartment is sucked away by a hose.

  发动机舱里的水由一条软管吸走。

• 3. 

  V-T If you hose something, you wash or water it using a hose. 用水管冲洗; 用水管浇灌

  例：

  We wash our cars and hose our gardens without even thinking of the water that uses.

  我们冲洗汽车，浇灌花园，从没考虑过所耗费的水。

• 4. 

  N stockings, socks, and tights collectively 袜子统称