hose

noun

/həʊz/

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(also hosepipe)
[countable, uncountable] a long tube made of rubber, plastic, etc., used for putting water onto fires, gardens, etc.（灭火、浇花等用的）橡皮管，塑料管，水龙带
- You need a fire hose; a garden hose isn't powerful enough to tackle a fire.你需要一根消防水管；花园水管的力量不足以灭火。
- a length of hose一段软管
- The firefighters trained their hoses on the burning building.消防员把水龙带对准着火的大楼。
see also fire hose, pressure hoseTopics Gardensc1
[plural]
(also hosiery [uncountable])
used especially in shops as a word for tights, stockings and socks软管：专门用于商店中的紧身裤，长袜和袜子
[plural] trousers that fit tightly over the legs, worn by men in the past（旧时的）男式紧身裤
- doublet and hose紧身上衣和紧身裤

词源Old English hosa, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoos ‘stocking, water hose’ and German Hosen ‘trousers’. Originally singular, the term denoted a covering for the leg, sometimes including the foot but sometimes reaching only to the ankle.

hose

verb

/həʊz/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they hose	/həʊz/ /həʊz/
he / she / it hoses	/ˈhəʊzɪz/ /ˈhəʊzɪz/
past simple hosed	/həʊzd/ /həʊzd/
past participle hosed	/həʊzd/ /həʊzd/
-ing form hosing	/ˈhəʊzɪŋ/ /ˈhəʊzɪŋ/

to wash or pour water on something using a hose用软管输水冲洗（或浇水）
- hose something/somebody Firemen hosed the burning car.消防队员用水龙带向燃烧的汽车喷水。
- hose something/somebody down I’ll just hose down the car.我来冲洗一下轿车。
词源Old English hosa, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoos ‘stocking, water hose’ and German Hosen ‘trousers’. Originally singular, the term denoted a covering for the leg, sometimes including the foot but sometimes reaching only to the ankle.