单词 | canal |
释义 | canal /kd'nael; ka'nael/ n 1 channel cut through land for use of boats or ships (eg the Suez /'su: iz; 'suez/ C~) or to carry water to fields for irrigation. (开凿陆地以供行船的)运河(如苏彝士运河); (引水灌漑田地的)渠; 圳。→ the illus at lock. 参看 lock 之翁图。' ~ boat n long, narrow boat, some of which are pulled by horses, used on ~s. 行驶于运河的狭长形船(有些系用马拖)。 2 tube or pipe (or system of these) in a plant or animal body for food, air, etc: 管(植物或动物体内通食物、空气等的管道或一系列的通管): the alimentary ~. 消化管。 → the illus at alimentary, ear. 参看 alimentary 及 ear 之插图。 ~ize /'kaenslaiz; ks'naelaiz/ vt [VP6A, 14] make (a river) into a ~ (by straightening, building locks, etc); (fig) direct; channel: 改造(河道,如改直河床、建设闸门等)使成为运河; (喻)指导; 引导; 导向某一方向前进: ~ize one's energies/efforts into charity work. 致力于慈善事业。 ~ ization /.kaenalai-'zeijn -nali'z-; ka/naela'zejan/ n |
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