| 主要翻译 |
| siphon off vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | literal (draw away: liquid) (本义) | 虹吸
hóng xī |
| | He had to siphon off gasoline from another car because his car was out of gas. |
| siphon off vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative (divert: funds) (比喻) | 挪用
nuó yòng |
| | In order to avoid taxes, the business man started to siphon off his money to multiple accounts in the Bahamas. |