| 词组 | siphon |
| 释义 | siphon siphon also syphon BrE [siphoned, siphoned, siphoning] [syphoned, syphoned, syphoning BrE] siphon away siphon away sth • siphon sth away to take something that would have been given to another organization or person: ▪ Critics claim the plan would siphon money away from public schools. ▪ Independent politicians threaten to siphon away votes from Democrat and Republican candidates. siphon off 1. siphon off sth • siphon sth off to illegally take something, especially money, from an organization or business and use it for another purpose: ▪ Billions of pounds have been siphoned off from government funds and placed into foreign bank accounts. ▪ Three employees were caught siphoning off tickets and selling them for personal profit. 2. siphon off sth • siphon sth off to remove liquid from a container using a tube, holding one end of the tube at a lower level than the container so the liquid comes out: ▪ The thieves must have siphoned the gas off from our tank. |
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