A hydrant is the thick metal pipe standing on the street, often red or yellow, with a heavy cap on top. Firefighters open it so water from the city's pipes rushes into their hoses.

A hydranthydrant(消防栓) is the thick metal pipe standing on the street是站在路邊、粗粗的金屬管子, often red or yellow，通常是紅色或黃色, with a heavy cap on top，頂端有一個很重的蓋子。 Firefighters open it消防員會打開它 so water from the city's pipes rushes into their hoses讓城市水管裡的水衝進他們的水管裡。

When people say hydrant they almost always mean a fire hydrant — there is not really another everyday kind. You do not drink from it, and you are not meant to wash the car from it, even though films sometimes show that.

When people say hydrant人們說hydrant的時候 they almost always mean a fire hydrant幾乎都是指fire hydrant(消防栓) — there is not really another everyday kind——其實沒有另一種日常在用的意思。 You do not drink from it你不會從那裡喝水, and you are not meant to wash the car from it，也不應該用它來洗車, even though films sometimes show that，雖然電影裡有時候會這樣演。

The word started in American English and then travelled; speakers elsewhere still understand it at once. In a city, “the hydrant on the corner” is enough. It is a street object for fires, not a kitchen tap.

The word started in American English這個字源自美式英文 and then travelled後來傳到其他地方; speakers elsewhere still understand it at once；別的地方的人聽到還是馬上就懂。 In a city在城市裡, "the hydrant on the corner" is enough，說「the hydrant on the corner轉角那個消防栓」就夠清楚了。 It is a street object for fires它是街上用來滅火的東西, not a kitchen tap，不是廚房的水龍頭。