| 釋義 |
sluice /slu: s; slus/ n [C] 1 (-gate/-valve), apparatus, contrivance, for regulating the level of water by controlling the flow into or out of (a canal, lake, etc): 水門; 水闡： open the ~-gates of the reservoir. 放開(kāi)水庫(kù)的水閘。 2 '~ (-way), artificial water channel, eg one made by goldminers for rinsing gold from sand and dirt. 人工水道; 水槽; 洗礦槽(如金礦工人沖洗金砂者)。 3 flow of water above, through or below a floodgate. 經(jīng)閘門上面，下面或閘門的水流; 堰水。 vt, vi 1 [VP6A] send a stream of water over; wash with a stream of water: 放水流過(guò); 沖洗： ~ ore, to separate it from gravel, etc. 沖洗礦砂(使之與砂礫等分開(kāi))。 2 [VP6A, 15B] ~ (out), wash or flood with water from a ~. 引水道或水槽的水沖洗或濯溉。 3 [VP3A] ~ out, (of water) rush out as from a ~. (指水) 流出; 奔流。' |