🇬🇧🇨🇳 pipette - 移液器 : English Lesson

Meaning of "pipette" ("移液器"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A pipette is a very thin tube, usually made of glass or plastic, that scientists use to pick up and move very small drops of liquid, like water or chemicals. You squeeze or press it to suck the liquid up, then let it out one drop at a time. Pipettes help scientists measure liquids carefully so their experiments are correct and safe.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

I used a pipette to add food coloring to water and accidentally invented the world’s ugliest rainbow.

My friend used a pipette to transfer water so slowly that even the snail watching us got bored.

The pipette is like a straw for liquids in science class, except you’re absolutely not allowed to drink with it.

With one squeeze of the pipette, I launched a microscopic water balloon at my brother’s eyebrow.

Real scientists use pipettes every day in labs to measure teeny-tiny amounts of liquid so exactly that even one extra drop can change the whole experiment.

A young scientist holds a pipette, breath steady. She draws a blue drop with the pipette, then moves the pipette over a glass dish. The pipette lets go one tiny bead; she smiles as the pipette lifts away. Her careful pipette work saved the last sample, and relief floods her face.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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