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（橡胶或塑料制的）水管，水龙带
A hose is a long, flexible pipe made of rubber or plastic. Water is directed through a hose in order to do things such as put out fires, clean cars, or water gardens.
例句
You've left the garden hose on...
你忘了关花园里的水管了。
The firemen unwrapped their hoses and began dousing the scorched grain silos.
消防员展开水龙带，开始冲着烧焦的谷仓喷水。
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（引导液体或气体的）橡胶（或塑料）软管，导管
A hose is a pipe made of rubber or plastic, along which a liquid or gas flows, for example from one part of an engine to another.
例句
Water in the engine compartment is sucked away by a hose.
发动机舱里的水由一条软管抽走。
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用水管冲洗（或浇灌）
If you hose something, you wash or water it using a hose.
例句
We wash our cars and hose our gardens without even thinking of the water that uses.
我们洗车和浇灌花园时根本就没有想过用了多少水。
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袜类（包括连裤袜、长筒袜、短袜）
Hose is used to refer to tights, socks, and stockings.
例句
If you have varicose veins, consider wearing elastic support hose.
如果患了静脉曲张，可以考虑穿弹力护腿袜。
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（旧式的）男式紧身裤
Hose is an old-fashioned men's garment that looks like a pair of very tight trousers.