The small piece you fit on the end of a hose, pipe, tap, or spray bottle to steer and shape what comes out. Twist or change it and the same water can be a thin jet, a wide spray, or a slow pour — garden hoses, petrol pumps, fire hoses, and kitchen sprayers all work this way.

The small piece一個小零件 you fit on the end of a hose, pipe, tap, or spray bottle你裝在水管、管線、水龍頭或噴瓶的末端 to steer and shape what comes out用來引導、塑形流出來的東西。Twist or change it轉一下或換一種 and the same water can be a thin jet, a wide spray, or a slow pour同樣的水就可以變成細長水柱、大片噴霧，或慢慢流出 garden hoses, petrol pumps, fire hoses, and kitchen sprayers all work this way花園水管、加油槍、消防水管和廚房噴頭都是這樣運作的。

Gas and steam use nozzles too: a jet or rocket has one at the back where hot gas shoots out.

Gas and steam use nozzles too氣體和蒸氣也會用到 nozzle a jet or rocket has one at the back噴射機或火箭尾端就有一個 where hot gas shoots out熱氣就是從那裡噴出來的。

It is an everyday thing-word, not slang and not fancy; you meet it in gardens, cars, kitchens, and factories. Though actually, people sometimes stretch it to any snout-like opening that something pours through, even when nothing is screwed on.

It is an everyday thing-word這是個日常的物品名詞 not slang and not fancy不是俚語，也不花俏 you meet it in gardens, cars, kitchens, and factories你會在花園、車子、廚房和工廠裡遇到它。Though actually不過其實 people sometimes stretch it人們有時候會把這個字用得更廣 to any snout-like opening that something pours through指任何像鼻子一樣、東西會從裡面流出來的開口 even when nothing is screwed on即使根本沒裝上什麼零件。