pipe-opener

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A device for putting a hole in a pipe.
  2. A device or mechanism for clearing obstructions in a pipe.
  3. A practice event; a warm-up.
    — They will note the doings of the favourite for some particular race, scanning him keenly and critically ; they will see how he takes his pipe-opener, or if he breaks down, or if he turns lame, or is absent from exercise.
  4. A brisk walk or other aerobic exercise; a constitutional. figuratively
  5. An example that serves as an introduction. figuratively
    — That tale may have served as a pipe-opener, but one could not see its wood for its trees, so I threw it away.

词形变化

pipe-openers plural
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