柯林斯詞典pipeline /?pa?p?la?n/ (pipelines) 1. N-COUNT A pipeline is a large pipe that is used for carrying oil or gas over a long distance, often underground. (長(zhǎng)距離輸送石油、天然氣等的地下) 管道 A consortium plans to build a natural-gas pipeline from Russia to supply eastern Germany. 一家財(cái)團(tuán)計(jì)劃修建一條從俄羅斯向德國(guó)東部供應(yīng)天然氣的管道。2. PHRASE If something is in the pipeline, it has already been planned or begun. 已籌劃的; 已實(shí)施的 Already in the pipeline is a 2.9 percent pay increase for teachers. 已在籌劃之中的是教師收入將增長(zhǎng)2.9%。 返回 pipeline劍橋詞典a very long large tube , often underground , through which liquid or gas can flow for long distances （常指鋪設(shè)在地下的）管道，管線 習(xí)語(yǔ)in the pipeline 返回 pipeline