Learner's definition of PLUMBING
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: a system of pipes that carries water through a building(建筑物的)管路系统,管道设备 -
The house has old plumbing.这栋房子的管道设备陈旧。
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The cottage has electricity but no indoor plumbing. [=the cottage does not have a toilet or sink; there are no pipes that supply clean water to the cottage]这个村舍通上了电,但没有室内管道。
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a store that sells plumbing fixtures [=sinks, toilets, faucets, etc.]销售卫浴设备的商店
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: the work of a plumber : the job of installing and repairing sinks, toilets, water pipes, etc.管子工的工作