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Plumbing is the whole system of in a building that carries water in and waste water out — the under your sink, behind your toilet, and inside your walls are all part of the plumbing. The word can also mean the actual work of installing or fixing those , which is the job of a . If someone says 'the plumbing is bad' in an old house, they mean the pipe system has problems, like leaks or rust.
(房屋)水管系統;水電工程
組成from Latin plumbum (lead) — old water pipes were made of lead.
原始詞典資料7 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
plumbingnoun/ˈplʌmɪŋ/
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The pipes, together with the joints, tanks, stopcocks, taps, and other fixtures of a water, gas, or sewage system in a house or other building.
- Water was dripping from the ceiling, so we figured there was a problem with the plumbing.
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The trade or occupation of a plumber.
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informalA system of vessels or ducts in the human body, especially the genitourinary system.
- My plumbing was playing up, so I had to see the doctor.
- I am sure that there are those who dislike me […] but as a person, not for the sake of my plumbing.
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informalPractical, concrete work serving to support other work.
- This is not scientific research as such: it's just plumbing.
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A Murasugi sum where each disk summed along has its boundary subdivided into four segments.
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slangThe genitourinary system.
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computingengineeringmathematicsThe set of Git commands, such as `git hash-object` and `git write-tree`, which control the low-level state of the repository, typically not intended to be used in ordinary situations.
- Coordinate term: porcelain
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