(pl. -ies)
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- （亦作gulley）a water-worn ravine（水冲出的）沟壑, 峡谷, 冲沟。
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- a deep artificial channel serving as a gutter or drain人工深水沟, 阴沟。
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- Austral./NZ a river valley〈澳大利亚/新西兰〉溪谷, 河谷。
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- （亦作gali）Indian an alley〈印度〉小巷; 小道, 小路。
- ORIGIN: from Hindi galī.
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- Cricket a fielding position on the off side between point and the slips【板球】三柱右侧较远处的防守位置。
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- a fielder at this position（三柱右侧较远处的）守场员。
(亦作gulley)with obj.［usu. as adj. gullied］
- erode gullies into (land) by water action在（土地）上冲出沟：
he began to pick his way over the gullied landscape.
他开始在沟壑纵横的地面上小心前行。
词源
mid 16th cent. （in the sense 'gullet'）： from French goulet （see GULLET）.