duct
duct — 名詞
- ductsingular
- ductsplural
1. a tube, pipe, or channel that carries a substance such as air, liquid, or electr
管道；導管
輸送空氣、液體或電纜的管狀通道
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.
The air duct in the ceiling needs cleaning before we turn on the heating.
天花板裡的空調管道在開暖氣之前需要清理。
collocation: air duct / heating duct
Trang's eye doctor said her tear duct was partly blocked and prescribed eye drops.
Trang 的眼科醫生說她的淚管有部分阻塞，開了眼藥水給她。
biological context: tear duct
The electrician ran the cables through a plastic duct behind the wall.
電工將電纜穿過牆後的塑膠導管。
A blocked bile duct can cause serious pain in the upper abdomen.
膽管阻塞會引起上腹部劇烈疼痛。
In many buildings, cold air flows through metal ducts to keep the rooms comfortable.
在很多建築物裡，冷空氣經由金屬管道流通，讓室內保持舒適。
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.