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orifice

/awr-uh-fis, or-/US // ˈɔr ə fɪs, ˈɒr- //UK // (ˈɒrɪfɪs) //

孔口,阀嘴,孔径,阀口

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an opening or aperture, as of a tube or pipe; a mouthlike opening or hole; mouth; vent.

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Examples

  • So, as Tarshis said in a recent essay: Cosby “just found another orifice to use.”

  • They can corrode through whatever human tissue they contact if swallowed or stuck into an orifice, sometimes in a matter of hours.

  • You can read about the film's various sex scenes and orifice exploration right here.

  • Fasting in Islam means not putting anything in any orifice of the body.

  • At its orifice reappeared the gold, spouting up furious and fuming, as if insulted by the vile metal which confined it.

  • A crimson orifice was seen just back of the foreleg, which showed where the tiny messenger of death had entered.

  • One may take a sheep's bladder into the orifice of which a tube is fastened.

  • Captain Pond clapped a thumb over the orifice of his air-cushion, and heaved a sigh as he thought of Sergeant Fugler.

  • He found the hatchway too tight for comfort and had a moment of fear when his tool pack caught in the orifice, wedging him neatly.