faucet

IPA/ˈfɔːsɪt/
KK[fˈɔsət]IPA/ˈfɔːsɪt/

faucet — 名詞

  • faucetsingular
  • faucetsplural

1. a fitting at the end of a pipe that you turn or lift to let water come out or st

1.名詞B1
釋義

水龍頭

裝在管口上，用來開關水流的裝置

a fitting at the end of a pipe that you turn or lift to let water come out or stop it

例句

Noor turned the faucet on to rinse the muddy carrots.

Noor 打開水龍頭，把沾泥的紅蘿蔔沖乾淨。

collocation: turn the faucet on/off

Imani could not sleep because the bathroom faucet dripped all night.

Imani 因為浴室水龍頭滴了一整晚，怎麼也睡不著。

image: a dripping faucet

常見搭配
  • turn the faucet on/off
  • dripping faucet
  • kitchen faucet
  • bathroom faucet
  • replace a faucet
同義詞
  • tap

    the usual British English word for the same household fixture

  • spigot

    more common for an outdoor outlet, barrel, or utility container

  • valve

    broader engineering term; it can control many fluids without a sink spout

用法筆記

Usually refers to the household fixture above a sink, bath, or outdoor wall. British English normally uses tap for the same object.

常見錯誤

Please close the faucet after brushing your teeth.
Please turn off the faucet after brushing your teeth.
English usually says a faucet is turned on or off, not closed.

2. a system, rule, or channel that lets money, information, workers, or similar thi

2.名詞B2
釋義

供應管道

讓資金、資訊或人力持續流入的管道

a system, rule, or channel that lets money, information, workers, or similar things keep coming in, usually in a steady or controlled way

例句

New visa rules turned the faucet of hotel hiring almost off.

新的簽證規定幾乎把旅館聘僱的供應管道關掉了。

figurative pattern: faucet of [supply]

The scandal shut the faucet of donations to Quinn's mayor race.

那場醜聞關掉了流向 Quinn 市長選戰的捐款供應管道。

常見搭配
  • faucet of jobs
  • faucet of funding
  • turn the faucet off
  • open a new faucet
同義詞
  • channel

    more neutral; it does not strongly suggest turning the flow on or off

  • pipeline

    often used for an organized route that keeps resources coming steadily

  • source

    broader term; it can name the origin without the flow metaphor

文法句型

faucet + of + noun

用法筆記

Used figuratively and often followed by of plus a noun naming what is flowing. The subject is usually a policy, institution, or place rather than one person.

常見錯誤

One birthday gift was a faucet of money for Mina.
Her online shop became a faucet of money for Mina.
A faucet suggests an ongoing flow, not a single payment.