a long plastic or rubber pipe, used to direct water onto fires, gardens, etc.

a garden/fire hose 花园／灭火水管

The severe drought has led to a hosepipe ban in eastern England. 严重的干旱导致了英格兰东部对水龙带的禁用。

a word used especially in shops for tights and stockings

Even older women are wearing hose less frequently now.

Under the dress code at that time, women teachers would have been required to wear hose and heels.

to direct water onto something using a hose

He was covered in mud so we hosed him down. 他满身是泥，所以我们用软管接水给他冲洗干净。