late 14c., from Latin sipho (genitive siphonis) "a siphon," from Greek siphon "pipe, tube for drawing wine from a cask," of unknown origin. Related: Siphonal.
siphon (v.)
1859, from siphon (n.). Figurative sense of "to draw off, divert" is recorded from 1940. Related: Siphoned; siphoning.
例文
1. They siphon foreign aid money into their personal bank accounts.
彼らは海外救済金を個人銀行口座に不正に振り込んだ。
2.Tell Mac to siphon petrol out of his wagon.
マークに車のガソリンを抜いてもらう。
3.The siphon is broken and the column flow ceases.
サイフォンが途切れ、カラムの流れが停止した。
4.We need a new road to siphon off some of the traffic from the town center.
都心を分岐する新しい道路を必要とします。
5.Sand Island Siphon the fuel out of that aircraft!