pipe
conduit
tube【导航词义:管子】
pipe n. 管子,管道
〔辨析〕普通用词,泛指输送液体或气体的管子。
〔例证〕
He has ordered some plastic pipes to decorate his new house.
为了装修新房子,他已经订购了一些塑料管子。
There was something wrong with the hot water pipe.
热水管出了些问题。
conduit n. 管道,导管
〔辨析〕土木工程词汇,指水、气等通过的管道或保护电线的导线管等。
〔例证〕
Be careful while digging! There is a conduit underneath the house.
挖的时候小心点!这座房子下面埋有管道。
Where did you buy these conduits that enclose insulated electric wires?
你在哪里买的这些包电线的管子?
tube n. 圆管,管子
〔辨析〕指金属、玻璃、橡胶等制成的输送液体或气体的管子。
〔例证〕
The professor had the glass tube filled with hydrogen.
教授将一个玻璃管充满氢气。
Please help me buy a tube of toothpaste on your way back.
请在回来的路上帮我买一管牙膏。