| 单词 | sluice |
| 释义 | sluice (sluːs ) Word forms: sluices , sluicing , sluiced 1. countable noun A sluice is a passage that carries a current of water and has a barrier, called a sluice gate, which can be opened and closed to control the flow of water. 2. verb If you sluice something or sluice it down or out, you wash it with a stream of water. He sluiced the bath and filled it. [VERB noun] Ten minutes later we were sluicing off dust at the fountain in the town centre. [VERB noun with adverb] Synonyms: drain, cleanse, flush, drench |
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