A standpipe is a pipe that stands upright and gives water in the open air. Two situations use the word.

A standpipe立式水管 is a pipe是一種管子 that stands upright直立著 and給 gives water in the open air在露天供水 Two situations有兩種情況 use the word會用到這個字

In the street, a standpipe is a temporary tap the water company sets up for a neighbourhood — often when the household supply has failed or been cut during a drought, so people come out with buckets and queue. British news uses it this way regularly, and it carries a strong picture of hardship and shortage.

In the street在街上 a standpipe立式水管 is a temporary tap是水公司架設的臨時水龍頭 the water company sets up for a neighbourhood給一個社區用的 often when通常是當 the household supply has failed or been cut家庭供水中斷或被切斷時 during a drought在乾旱期間 so people come out with buckets and queue所以大家會拿著水桶出來排隊 British news英國新聞 uses it this way regularly經常這樣用這個字 and it carries而且帶有 a strong picture of hardship and shortage一種艱困、缺水的強烈畫面

In a building, a standpipe is a fixed vertical water pipe running up through the floors so that firefighters can connect a hose on any floor instead of dragging one up from the street; this is the everyday sense in fire safety and building codes, and it is more common in American usage.

In a building在建築物裡 a standpipe立式水管（消防豎管） is a fixed vertical water pipe是一條固定的垂直水管 running up through the floors貫穿各樓層 so that firefighters can connect a hose讓消防員可以接水管 on any floor在任何一層樓 instead of dragging one up from the street而不用從街上把水管拉上來 this is the everyday sense這是日常說法 in fire safety and building codes在消防安全和建築法規裡 and it is more common in American usage而且在美式用法裡比較常見

The word is plain and technical, not literary, and most learners meet it in news reports or on a sign rather than in conversation.

The word這個字 is plain and technical樸實而專業 not literary不是文學用語 and most learners meet it而且大多數學習者 in news reports or on a sign是在新聞報導或告示牌上看到它 rather than in conversation而不是在對話裡