a long pipe, typically underground, for conveying oil, gas, etc. over long distances (长距离输送油、气等的)管道,管线 ■(figurative)a channel supplying goods or information (喻)(供应货物、信息等的)渠道,途径,线路 the biggest heroin pipeline in history. 历史上最大的海洛因输送线路。 ■(in surfing) the hollow formed by the breaking of a very large wave (冲浪用语)大浪的空心部分 ■(Computing)a linear sequence of specialized modules used for pipelining (计算机)流水线
verb
[with obj. and adverbial of direction]convey (a substance) by a pipeline 用管道(或管线)运输 ■[with obj.][often as adj. pipelined](Computing)design or execute (a computer or instruction) using the technique of pipelining (计算机)运用流水线技术设计(或执行)
常用词组 in the pipeline
in the process of being developed 在进行中,在运输中,在生产中,在处理中