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。
verb
[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。
语源
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