| 释义 |
dyke1/daik/ n. & v. (also 亦作 dike)●n. 1 a long wall or embankment built to prevent flooding, esp. from the sea (尤指沿海筑的)堤，坝 2a a ditch or artificial watercourse 沟；渠 b Brit. a natural watercourse [英]水道，天然渠道 3a a low wall, esp. of turf (尤指草地)低墙 b a causeway 堤道，砌道 4 a barrier or obstacle; a defence 障碍物，障碍；防御物 5 Geol. an intrusion of igneous rock across sedimentary strata 【地质】岩墙；岩脉 6 esp. Austral. slang a lavatory [尤澳] [俚语]厕所 ●v. tr. provide or defend with a dyke or dykes 筑堤，用坝防护 [Middle English from Old Norse dík or Middle Low German dīk ‘dam’, Middle Dutch dijc ‘ditch, dam’: cf. DITCH] |