| 释义 |
sluice /sluːs/ n. | vt. | vi. | phr.
I n.
1. 有闸水道，闸沟；水闸，闸门
open the sluice(s) at low tide 在低潮时开闸放水
2. (被水闸拦住的)蓄水；(从水闸放出的)泄水
3. 泄水管，泄水道；泄水孔，阀门
4. (淘洗金矿用的)流槽；(冲运木材等用的)斜水槽
5. 冲洗(处)
give sth. a sluice down 把某物冲洗一下
6. 被抑制的强烈感情
II ❶ vt.
1. 开闸放(水)，泄(水)
sluice out the water in a reservoir 开闸放出水库的水
sluice water to fields 把水放进农田
2. (引水)冲洗；浇灌
sluice a deck with hoses 用水龙带冲洗甲板
He sluiced his head and neck by working a pump handle. 他按压水泵柄引水冲洗脑袋和脖子。
The water sluiced the parched fields. 水浇灌干旱的田地。
He opened a can of beer to sluice his parched throat. 他开一罐啤酒来润一润焦干的喉咙。
Excellent food should be sluiced down with excellent wines. 佳肴须就美酒。
3. (在流槽中)淘洗(矿石)；(用斜水槽)冲运(木材等)
4. 给…安装水闸
❷ vi.
1. (水)喷涌而出，泄出
Water sluiced through the pipe. 水从水管涌出。
2. 如水似地泻出，洒下
Sunlight sluiced down over the two men. 阳光倾泻在那两个男子的身上。
[< OFr escluse < LL exclūsa (aqua) (water) shut out < L exclūdere to shut out, exclude] phr. open (或 let loose, free) the sluices 1. 开闸放水 2. 让压抑的感情迸发出来 War opens the sluices of hatred and bloodshed. 战争引发强烈的仇恨，导致惨重的流血。 |