canal

美 [kəˈnæl]英 [kəˈnæl]
  • n.运河;灌溉渠;导管;食道;气管
  • v.在…开运河;疏导

复数: canals

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noun

1

运河;灌溉渠
a long straight passage dug in the ground and filled with water for boats and ships to travel along; a smaller passage used for carrying water to fields, crops, etc.

the Panama/Suez Canal

巴拿马 / 苏伊士运河

an irrigation canal

一条灌溉渠

2

导管;食道;气管
a tube inside the body through which liquid, food or air can pass

canal

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT 运河;水道;沟渠
    A canal is a long, narrow stretch of water that has been made for boats to travel along or to bring water to a particular area.

    ...the Grand Union Canal.

    大联盟运河

  • 2
    N-COUNT (人体内输送食物、空气等的)管,道
    A canal is a narrow tube inside your body for carrying food, air, or other substances.

    ...delaying the food's progress through the alimentary canal.

    延缓食物通过消化道

noun

1
long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation
2
a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
the tear duct was obstructed
the alimentary canal
poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs
Synonym: duct epithelial duct channel
3
(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels;they are now believed to be an optical illusion

verb

1
provide (a city) with a canal
Synonym: canalize canalise

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  1. The road and the canal run parallel to each other .

    道路与运河平行。

  2. The road and the canal are parallel to each other .

    道路与运河平行。

  3. The arrival of canals was of great value to many industries .

    运河的出现对许多行业具有重大的意义。

  4. The city is dissected by a network of old canals .

    古老的运河网将这座城市分割开来。

  5. His decapitated body was found floating in a canal .

    人们发现他被斩首的尸体漂浮在一条水渠里。

  6. The canal is open to shipping .

    运河可以通航了。

  7. They dragged the canal for the missing children .

    他们用拖网沿运河打捞那些失踪的孩子。

  8. The canal was built to connect Sheffield with the Humber estuary .

    修建这条运河是为了将设菲尔德和亨伯河河口连接起来。

  9. The city is criss-crossed with canals .

    这座城市里运河纵横交错。

  10. The rough rock walls were like the sides of a deep canal

    凸凹不平的石墙就像一条很深的运河的河岸。

  11. Many canals were built along map grid lines .

    很多运河是按照地图上的坐标线开凿的。

  12. He had tied the dog to one of the trees near the canal

    他把狗拴在了沟旁的一棵树上。

  13. The result was that the engine ended up at the bottom of the canal

    结果引擎最终沉到了运河底。

  14. The best place to catch fish on a canal is close to a lock

    运河上捕鱼的最佳地点是靠近水闸的地方。

  15. The canal was built between 1793 and 1797

    运河开凿于1793到1797年间。

  16. An intriguing variant to pipelines would be to carry the water using the existing system of canals

    除用管道外,利用现有的运河系统来输送水也很值得一试。

  17. Hearing can be affected by ear wax blocking the ear canal .

    耳垢堵塞耳道可能会影响听力。

  18. These restored houses overhang a system of quiet canals .

    这些修葺一新的房屋俯视着静静流淌的运河河网。

  19. Egypt has lost out on revenues from the Suez Canal .

    埃及在苏伊士运河上的收益上受了损。

  20. She wants to cruise the canals of France in a barge

    她想乘驳船游览法国的运河。

  21. He would attach a cable around the chassis of the car and winch it up on to the canal bank

    他会把钢丝绳拴在汽车底盘上,用卷扬机把汽车吊到运河岸上。

  22. Long-mothballed projects like widening the Suez Canal are being dusted off .

    诸如拓宽苏伊士运河等长期束之高阁的计划正被重新采用。

  23. They were on their way to the Shropshire Union Canal when their van was involved in a collision with a car

    在去往什罗普郡联盟运河的路上,他们的小货车与一辆小车相撞。

  24. The canal is navigable throughout the year .

    这条运河可全年通航。

  25. The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans .

    巴拿马运河连接大西洋和太平洋。

  26. He piloted the boat through the canal .

    他引导那条船驶过运河。

  27. The canal has proved useful to the county in many ways .

    这条水渠给这个县带来的好处是多方面的。

  28. Canals have been built to take water to the desert .

    开掘渠道把水引进沙漠。

  29. The two towns are linked by a canal .

    两个城镇有运河相连。

  30. How many man-days will be needed to construct this irrigation canal ?

    修这条渠道要多少人工?