stopcock

n. 龙头, 开关 [化] 调节旋塞; 旋阀

发音

US /ˈstɑpkɑk/
UK /ˈstɒpkɒk/

词形变化

stopcocks 复数 stopcocks stopcocked stopcocking stopcocks 三单 stopcocking 现在分词 stopcocked 过去式 stopcocked 过去分词

别名

stop cock

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A valve, tap or faucet which regulates the flow of liquid or gas through a pipe.

    旋塞

  2. 2.

    A main shutoff for water to a home from a municipal supply. Usually these valves exist in pairs, one outside the property boundary and one inside the property boundary.

    If you have a burst pipe, turn the water off at the stopcock.

v.
  1. 1.

    To control the gas pressure in (an oil well) by keeping the well closed in and the gas confined except during set intervals when the oil is flowed or pumped.

    及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

cock turncock

上位词 2

faucet spigot

词源

From stop + cock.

来源：wiktionary