hose
hose
noun
noun
- a flexible tube conveying water, used chiefly for watering plants and in firefighting
软管水龙带（主要用于给植物浇水或救火） - [treated as pl.]stockings, socks, and tights (especially in commercial use)
长筒袜；短袜；紧身袜裤（尤指用于商业用途）
her hose had been laddered.
她的长筒袜抽丝了。
■(historical)breeches
(史)马裤
Elizabethan doublet and hose.
伊丽莎白一世时代的紧身上衣和马裤。
- [with obj.]water, spray, or drench with a hose
用软管浇（或喷洒）水
he was hosing down the driveway.
他用软管给车道喷水。
- Old English hosa, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoos 'stocking, water-hose' and German Hosen 'trousers'. Originally singular, the term denoted a covering for the leg, sometimes including the foot but sometimes reaching only as far as the ankle
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