a channel or tube for conveying something, in particular 输送管道,尤指 ■(in a building or a machine) a tube or passageway for air, liquid, cables, etc (建筑物或机器中空气、液体及电缆等的)管道,通道 ■(in the body) a vessel for conveying lymph or glandular secretions such as tears or bile (身体中输送淋巴或腺体分泌液的)管,导管 ■(in a plant) a vessel for conveying water, sap, or air (植物中输送水分、汁液或空气的)管,导管
verb
[with obj.](一般作 be ducted)convey through a duct 用导管输送 a ventilation system that must be ducted through the wall. 必须穿过墙壁的管道通风系统。 [as adj. ducted]a ducted air system. 管道通风系统。
派生 ductal adjective 语源
mid 17th cent. (in the sense course or direction): from Latin ductus 'leading, aqueduct' from duct- 'led', from the verb ducere