1670s, "having the form of a tube or pipe," from Latin tubulus "a small pipe" (see tube) + -ar. Teen slang sense attested by 1982, Valspeak, apparently from surfers' use of tube as slang for a hollow, curling wave, ideal for riding (1962).
雙語例句
1. a tubular metal chair
用金屬管做的椅子
來自《權威詞典》
2. The whole thing fits into a tubular box.
整個東西可裝入一支管狀盒內.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. The glands of the stomach are typical simple branched tubular glands.
胃腺是典型的單分枝管狀腺.
來自辭典例句
4. Blood incompatibilities can also result in tubular damage and severe oliguria.
血型不合也能導致腎小管損害和嚴重的少尿.
來自辭典例句
5. They attain complex morphology, appearing as branched, tubular processes.