| 词汇 | siphon/syphon |
| 释义 | phrasesiphon/syphonsiphon also syphon BrE [siphoned, siphoned, siphoning] [syphoned, syphoned, syphoning BrE] siphon away siphon away sth • siphon sth away to take something that would have been given to another organization or person: Critics claim the plan would siphon money away from public schools. Independent politicians threaten to siphon away votes from Democrat and Republican candidates. siphon off 1. siphon off sth • siphon sth off to illegally take something, especially money, from an organization or business and use it for another purpose: Billions of pounds have been siphoned off from government funds and placed into foreign bank accounts. Three employees were caught siphoning off tickets and selling them for personal profit.2. siphon off sth • siphon sth off to remove liquid from a container using a tube, holding one end of the tube at a lower level than the container so the liquid comes out: The thieves must have siphoned the gas off from our tank. |
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