piping
/ˈpaɪ.pɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈpaɪ.pɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈpī-piŋ/ (ame, mw)
piping — 名詞
1. the long hollow tubes, taken together, that carry water, gas, oil, or other liqu
管路；管線
建築或機器中輸送水、瓦斯或液體的管子總稱
the long hollow tubes, taken together, that carry water, gas, oil, or other liquids around a building, factory, or machine.
The plumber said the copper piping under the kitchen was leaking in two places.
水電工說廚房底下的銅管路有兩個地方在漏水。
copper / plastic + piping
Workers laid new piping along the basement wall before pouring the concrete floor.
工人在地下室牆邊鋪好新的管線，才開始灌水泥地。
lay + piping along + [place]
Rodrigo replaced the old lead piping in his grandmother's house last summer.
Rodrigo 去年夏天把祖母家的舊鉛管路全部換掉。
The factory shut down for a week so engineers could clean the steam piping.
那家工廠停工一個星期，讓工程師清理蒸汽管路。
文法句型
copper / lead / plastic + piping
lay / install / replace + piping
用法筆記
Uncountable: say 'some piping' or 'a length of piping', not 'a piping' or 'two pipings'. Distinguish from sense 3 (decorative trim on clothing): plumbing piping is hollow tube, while the sewing sense is fabric cord stitched onto a seam.
常見錯誤
2. a thin rope of cloth, sometimes coloured to stand out, sewn into the seams or al
滾邊；包邊
縫在衣服或抱枕邊緣的細布條，多為裝飾用
a thin rope of cloth, sometimes coloured to stand out, sewn into the seams or along the edges of clothes, cushions, or curtains for decoration.
Salma's navy jacket had gold piping along the collar and pocket flaps.
Salma 的深藍色外套在領子和口袋上有金色滾邊。
[colour] + piping along + [garment edge]
The cushions on the sofa were edged with white piping that matched the curtains.
沙發上的抱枕鑲著白色滾邊，與窗簾相呼應。
edged with + piping
Megan asked the tailor to add red piping down the side of her wedding trousers.
Megan 請裁縫在她的婚禮長褲側邊加上一條紅色滾邊。
The hotel uniforms were dark grey with thin silver piping at the cuffs.
那家旅館的制服是深灰色的，袖口處有細細的銀色滾邊。
文法句型
[colour] + piping + on / along + [garment / fabric]
edged / trimmed + with + piping
用法筆記
Uncountable, like sense 1 — talk about 'piping' or 'the piping', not 'a piping'. Often paired with a colour and the body part of the garment where it runs (collar, cuff, seam, hem).
常見錯誤
3. a high, thin sound like that of a flute, a small whistle, or a small bird singin
笛聲；細鳴
笛子、口哨或小鳥發出的高而細的聲音
a high, thin sound like that of a flute, a small whistle, or a small bird singing.
From the wood came the clear piping of a thrush just before sunrise.
天快亮時，樹林裡傳來畫眉清亮的細鳴。
the piping of + [bird]
Folake fell asleep to the soft piping of a flute drifting from the next room.
隔壁房間傳來輕柔的笛聲，Folake 聽著聽著就睡著了。
soft + piping of + [instrument]
Above the noise of the train, we heard the shrill piping of the conductor's whistle.
在火車聲之上，我們聽見列車長口哨尖銳的細鳴。
The shepherd answered the dog with a quick piping on his wooden flute.
牧羊人用木笛短短吹了幾聲笛聲，回應那隻狗。
文法句型
the piping + of + [bird / instrument]
high / shrill / distant + piping
用法筆記
Mostly literary or descriptive writing; in everyday speech people use 'whistling' or 'high notes' instead. Often combined with adjectives that name the quality of the sound (shrill, clear, soft, distant).
piping — 形容詞
- pipingpositive
- more pipingcomparative
- most pipingsuperlative
1. describing a voice or sound that is high and thin, as if made by a small whistle
尖細的
聲音又高又細，像小孩或小笛子發出來的
describing a voice or sound that is high and thin, as if made by a small whistle or a young child.
In a piping voice, the youngest child asked whether the parade had already started.
最小的孩子用童聲的口吻問遊行是不是已經開始了。
in a piping + voice / cry
Devika could hear the piping calls of the chicks from inside the wooden box.
Devika 從木箱裡頭聽得到小雞們尖細的叫聲。
piping + calls / cries (of small creatures)
Christopher answered in a piping tone that everyone in the back row could still hear.
Christopher 用尖細的語調回答，連最後一排都聽得清清楚楚。
From the upstairs room came the piping laughter of two small girls.
樓上房間傳來兩個小女孩尖細的笑聲。
- shrill
high and unpleasantly sharp; usually negative
- high-pitched
neutral; just describes the frequency, not the quality
- reedy
thin and rather weak, often of an older or untrained voice
文法句型
a + piping + voice / cry / call
in a piping voice
用法筆記
Used before a noun (attributive), almost never after 'be' — say 'a piping voice', not 'her voice was piping'. Most often pairs with words for the sounds of small children, young birds, or small flutes.
常見錯誤
2. in old or literary writing, describing a period when there is no war or fighting
太平的
文學用語，形容沒有戰爭的太平歲月
in old or literary writing, describing a period when there is no war or fighting, when people can hear quiet pipe music instead of trumpets and drums.
Historians describe the years before the war as the last piping times of peace in Europe.
歷史學家形容戰爭爆發前那幾年，是歐洲最後一段太平的歲月。
piping times of peace (fixed phrase)
In the novel, the old soldier looks back on the piping days of his youth with deep longing.
小說中那位老兵深深懷念年輕時太平的日子。
piping days (of + [period])
The poet contrasts the piping years before the siege with the long winter that followed.
詩人把圍城前那些太平的歲月，和之後漫長的冬天做了對比。
Camille said the village still spoke of those piping times of peace before the border closed.
Camille 說，村裡的人到現在還在談邊境關閉前那段太平的時光。
文法句型
piping times of peace
piping + days / years
用法筆記
Almost only seen in literature, history writing, or quotations from Shakespeare. Used before nouns that name an era ('times', 'days', 'years') and usually paired with 'of peace'. Modern speakers would say 'peaceful' instead.