LEARNit Dictionary

tube

noun
B1
1
B1
a long, hollow pipe made of metal, plastic, rubber, etc., through which liquids or gases move from one place to another
لوله, تیوب, مجرای توخالی
see also cathode ray tube, test tube
2
B1
a hollow object in the shape of a pipe or tube
لوله, تیوپ
the cardboard tube from the centre of a toilet roll
I put the poster back into its tube.
see also inner tube
3
B1
a long, narrow container made of soft metal or plastic, with a lid(= cover), used for holding thick liquids that can be forced out of it by pressing
تیوپ, ظرف قابل فشردن
a tube of toothpaste
a tube of glue
4
a can of beer
قوطی
a tube of lager
5
a part inside the body that is like a tube in shape and through which air, liquid, etc. passes
لوله, لال, نای, مجرا, لوله تنفسی, لوله گوارشی
bronchial tubes
The oesophagus is the tube leading from the throat to the stomach.
see also fallopian tube
6
the underground railway system in London
مترو لندن
I often travel on the tube
We came by tube.
a tube station/train
She caught the wrong tube .
7
the television
تلویزیون, جعبه جادویی, قاب جادو
8
a small tube placed in a child’s ear in order to drain liquid from it when there is an infection
لوله گوش, لوله تخلیه گوش, لوله تهویه