| 词组 | tube |
| 释义 | 1． the tube 在美国口语中可作“电视”解，英国人用 the box: I'm watching the tube and not sleeping. 40% of Americans often ( or al- ways) watch the tube while con- suming dinner. The young people in London like to chat to mates on Internet ac- cess TV， have mates over to watch the box or play games. 2． the tube，the Tube 在英国伦敦常指“地铁系统”或“地铁车辆”: If you miss the last tube in Lon- don，you can either try for a night bus or there are many cabbies who will gladly take you home. ( 地铁车辆) It took me nearly 45 minutes to get to the tube from central Lon- don. ( 指地铁体系) 3． 表示“失败、完蛋、毁灭”，用 go down the tube，go down the tubes 都可以，主要是美国用法，后者的使用频率较高: Don't let your family go down the tube — use television wisely. You republicans would prefer to see California go down the tubes or fall into the ocean. 4． “试管婴儿”可用 test-tube baby 表示: She was the first test-tube baby to be conceived outside its mother's womb. |
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