pump /pʌmp/► SEE ALLpump sb full of sthpump ironpump sb’s stomachall hands on deckprime the pump ●pump sb full of sthfill sb with sth, especially drugs把大量的…(尤指药物)注入某人的身体◆They pumped her full of painkillers. 他们给她服用大量的止痛药。●pump ˈiron (informal) do exercises in which you lift heavy weights in order to strengthen your muscles举重锻炼◆I should take more exercise, but I’m not interested in pumping iron at the local gym three evenings a week. 我该多多锻炼身体,可是我不想在本地健身房里每周练三个晚上的举重。●pump sb’s ˈstomachremove the contents of sb’s stomach using a pump, because they have swallowed sth harmful(因吞食有害物质)给…洗胃◆She had to go to the hospital and have her stomach pumped. 她必须去医院洗胃。▸ˈstomach pump
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●all ˌhands on ˈdeck ( all ˌhands to the ˈpump) (saying, humorous) everyone helps or must help, especially in an emergency(尤指紧急状况下)同舟共济,齐心协力◆There are 10 staff off sick this week, so it’s all hands on deck.本周有 10 名员工病倒了,所以大家得齐心协力。◆When the kitchen staff became ill, it was all hands to the pump and even the manager did some cooking.烧饭的师傅们病了,所有人都来帮忙,连经理都来帮厨了。NOTE On a ship, a hand is a sailor.在船上,hand 指水手。●prime the ˈpumpgive sb, an organization, etc. financial help in order to support a project, business, etc. when it is beginning投资以振兴(新建企业或新兴行业)◆The government should really prime the pump in new high technology projects. That’s the only way they’ll be able to survive in the current economic climate.政府应该投入资金来扶持高科技新项目,这是在目前的经济形势下唯一能使之生存的方法。▸ˈpump-priming
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◆The nation is relying on pump-priming to get the economy started.这个国家依靠投资来振兴经济。ORIGINOriginally, this was a way of making a pump work properly by adding water to it.这原指通过加水让水泵正常运行的方式。