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).
双语例句
1. a tubular metal chair
用金属管做的椅子
来自《权威词典》
2. The whole thing fits into a tubular box.
整个东西可装入一支管状盒内.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. The glands of the stomach are typical simple branched tubular glands.
胃腺是典型的单分枝管状腺.
来自辞典例句
4. Blood incompatibilities can also result in tubular damage and severe oliguria.
血型不合也能导致肾小管损害和严重的少尿.
来自辞典例句
5. They attain complex morphology, appearing as branched, tubular processes.
