duct

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duct /dʌkt/ noun [countableC]

1 Ta pipe or tube that liquids, air, cables etc pass through 〔输送液体、气体、电缆等的〕管道，槽

Air is heated and then circulated through large ducts to all parts of the house.

空气加热后通过大管道循环输送到房子的各处。

2 HBa narrow tube in your body or in a plant that liquid passes through 〔人体或植物中输送液体的〕细管，导管

a tear duct

泪管

Examples from the Corpus

duct• On the standard model, water passes via a duct under and thence through the media.• Pancreatic and bile ducts were ligated, and the abdominal wall was sutured.• According to our experience, the severity of bile duct injuries seems to be changed after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.• He said she was bound by duct tape; he recalled screaming as he carried her upstairs.• In the absence of antidiuretic hormone, the distal tubule and collecting duct are impermeable to water.• an air-conditioning duct• None of their patients had cystic duct stones.• tear ducts• The coils warm the air, and it is distributed by the duct system.• What is happening perhaps is that there is an inadvertent crossover in the duct system.

Origin duct

(1600-1700) Latin ductus, from ducere “to lead”

duct noun

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