sluice
英 /sluːs/ 美 /sluːs/
- n. 水闸；闸控水道A water channel with a gate that controls flow.
- v. 用水冲洗To wash something with a strong flow of water.
- v. 奔流；涌出To flow quickly and in large amounts.
We sluiced the mud off our boots outside.
我们在外面用水冲掉了靴子上的泥。
Engineers opened the sluice to release excess water and reduce pressure on the reservoir walls.
工程师打开水闸排出多余的水，以减轻水库坝壁承受的压力。
搭配
sluice gate 水闸闸门open the sluice 打开水闸sluice down the floor 用水冲洗地面
辨析提示
作动词可指冲洗；sluice gate指控制水流的闸门。
相关词
- obliterate 彻底毁灭；抹去
- noxious 有害的；有毒的
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