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tube [tjuːb] N

3. tube Brit inf:

tube
地铁 dìtiě
go to work tube
乘地铁上班

boob tube N

bronchial tube N

test tube N

test-tube baby N

Usage examples with tube

go to work tube
乘地铁上班
a tube of toothpaste
一管牙膏
squeeze toothpaste out of a tube
从管子里挤出牙膏

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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He conceived an experimental set-up that would send infrared radiation through a tube of gas and into a detector, a thermopile, which would translate temperature differences into electrical current.
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Pumping can be fairly self-contained, almost a closed system, since the tube is continuous instead of jointed pipe.
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These bulb-shaped organs are joined to tube feet (podia) on the exterior of the animal by short linking canals that pass through ossicles in the ambulacral groove.
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They have ten tentacles and retractile tube like feet arranged in five double rows.
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When the capsule has reached the desired section of bowel, suction is applied to the tube.
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By floating in an inner tube, players experience less contact and expend less energy than traditional water polo players, not having to tread water.
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Air leaking into the tube introduces oxygen, which is highly electronegative and inhibits the production of electron avalanches.
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They are haplogyne weavers of funnel or tube webs.
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Each neon tube is individually blown and shaped, then filled with rarefied neon gas that is zapped with up to 15,000 volts of electricity to create that distinctive glow.
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During this time he began experimenting again with static electricity, using a glass tube as a friction generator.
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