| 单词 | sluice |
| 释义 | Word Frequency sluice(sluːs) noun 1. Also called: sluiceway a channel that carries a rapid current of water, esp one that has a sluicegate to control the flow 2. the body of water controlled by a sluicegate 3. sluicegate 4. mining an inclined trough for washing ore, esp one having riffles on the bottom to trap particles 5. an artificial channel through which logs can be floated 6. informal a brief wash in running water verb 7. (transitive) to draw out or drain (water, etc) from (a pond, etc) by means of a sluice 8. (transitive) to wash or irrigate with a stream of water 9. (transitive) mining to wash in a sluice 10. (transitive) to send (logs, etc) down a sluice 11. (intr; often foll by away or out) (of water, etc) to run or flow from or as if from a sluice 12. (transitive) to provide with a sluice Derived forms sluicelike (ˈsluiceˌlike) adjective Word origin C14: from Old French escluse, from Late Latin exclūsa aqua water shut out, from Latin exclūdere to shut out, exclude |
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