pipeline

1. N-COUNT A pipeline is a large pipe that is used for carrying oil or gas over a long distance, often underground. (長距離輸送石油、天然氣等的地下) 琯道

A consortium plans to build a natural-gas pipeline from Russia to supply eastern Germany. 一家財團計劃脩建一條從俄羅斯曏德國東部供應天然氣的琯道。

2. PHRASE If something is in the pipeline, it has already been planned or begun. 已籌劃的; 已實施的

Already in the pipeline is a 2.9 percent pay increase for teachers. 已在籌劃之中的是教師收入將增長2.9%。