duct

/dʌkt/ (bre, ipa) · /dʌkt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈdəkt/ (ame, mw)

duct — 名詞

  • ductsingular
  • ductsplural

1. a narrow tube or passage that lets air, liquid, or another substance move throug

1.名詞
釋義

導管;管道

讓空氣、液體等通過的細長通道

a narrow tube or passage that lets air, liquid, or another substance move through a building, a body, or a plant

例句

Cool air moved through the ceiling duct above Kenji's desk.

涼爽的空氣沿著 Kenji 書桌上方的天花板風管流動。

air moves through a duct

The dentist showed Yara a blocked saliva duct on the scan.

牙醫在掃描影像上指給 Yara 看一條堵住的唾液導管。

medical collocation: saliva duct

同義詞
  • conduit

    more formal and technical, especially in engineering

  • tube

    broader; a tube can be any hollow shape, not necessarily part of a system

  • channel

    broader and not always enclosed

文法句型

air moves through a duct

a duct carries warm air to + place

a blocked saliva duct

用法筆記

Often used for air systems in buildings, but it can also name narrow passages in the body or in plants. Common compounds include air duct, heating duct, and saliva duct.

常見錯誤

The air comes through a pipe above the sofa.
The air comes through a duct above the sofa.
💡in heating or cooling systems, duct is the usual word for the built-in air passage.

duct — 動詞