duct

IPA/dʌkt/
KK[dˈʌkt]IPA/dʌkt/

duct — noun

  • ductsingular
  • ductsplural

1. a tube, pipe, or channel that carries a substance such as air, liquid, or electr

1.名詞B2
釋義

a tube, pipe, or channel that carries a substance such as air, liquid, or electrical cables from one place to another. In buildings, ducts form part of the ventilation or heating system; inside living organisms and plants, they carry fluids such as tears, bile, or sap.

例句

The air duct in the ceiling needs cleaning before we turn on the heating.

collocation: air duct / heating duct

Trang's eye doctor said her tear duct was partly blocked and prescribed eye drops.

biological context: tear duct

同義詞
  • pipe

    broader term; can carry any substance (water, gas, oil) but often implies a rigid tube

  • conduit

    more formal and technical; often used for electrical cables or liquid in engineered systems

  • tube

    more general and flexible; can be soft or hard, and is common in medical contexts ('feeding tube')

文法句型

a duct (for something)

a duct (in something)

用法筆記

In everyday conversation, 'duct' is most often heard in the compound 'air duct' (part of a heating or cooling system) or in anatomical terms like 'tear duct' or 'bile duct'. The general meaning 'pipe or channel' is common in technical or formal contexts.

常見錯誤

❌Dust came out of the air duck.
✅Dust came out of the air duct.
💡'Duct' and 'duck' sound similar but are spelled differently.