单词 | canal |
释义 | canal (kənæl ) Word forms: canals 1. countable noun B1+ 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. ...Venetian canals and bridges. 2. countable noun 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. Image of canal © Alexey Fedorenko, Shutterstock Collocations: canal lock During low water, there are rapids at the confluence, caused by an old canal lock that was abandoned after flooding. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To preserve the historic dam, a small park was built behind the dam and the river was rerouted through the old canal lock. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Similar systems are used for welded steel ships and canal lock doors. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was also used as canal lock and well covers as well as containers for galvanised baths and acids. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Canal locks were restored and towpaths were paved and given street furniture to make them pleasurable to walk. Times, Sunday Times At its height, the canal network formed an inland waterway system that stretched some 5,000 miles. Times, Sunday Times The canal network has become a green vascular system for cyclists and walkers and boaters. Times,Sunday Times There are now almost 30,000 narrowboats on the 2,200 miles of the canal network, compared with 23,000 in 1997. Times, Sunday Times He confirmed that it was a good investment for farmers and landowners with fields next to the canal network. Times, Sunday Times The families were employed by contractors to move cargo around the canal network. Times, Sunday Times I followed a familiar route, along a canal path. Times,Sunday Times Staff followed him along a canal path, where he dropped the blinds before escaping. Times, Sunday Times The canal arm has since been filled in although the remains of the entrance to it are still visible from the canal path. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He travelled about 45 miles a day and used a mixture of cycle paths, canal paths and roads. Times, Sunday Times The district has many canal paths and trails suitable for cycling. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Right under bridge with railings; follow canal towpath east for 1.75km. Times, Sunday Times A mostly traffic-free amble along a canal towpath and former railway lines. Times, Sunday Times I now cycle along a canal towpath, which has its own perils, but at least it doesn't close at night. Times, Sunday Times Challenging in places with some steep bits, then canal towpath. Times, Sunday Times A lookalike cadet retraced the 14-year-old's walk on a canal towpath. The Sun Finally, in 1825, a private company was authorised to construct the canal. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The community considered a proposal to construct a canal between the lake and the town to be developed into a marina - resort - tourism area. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Congress ignored the advice and began huge water projects, constructing canals and dams to fuel huge settlements in the west. Times, Sunday Times He pressed people to construct canals, wells and roads voluntarily in their neighbourhood. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In 1888, the company constructing the canal failed, putting the project's completion in danger. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He went out with friends, then tried to cross the canal in the early hours using one of the locks. Times, Sunday Times There are also several bridges, which once used to cross the canal. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 During the night, soldiers on rafts were able to cross the canal. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Both lanes cross the canal by swing bridges. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The garden was modified over the centuries the jets of water which cross the canal today were added in the 19th century. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Officials said that the winning contractor would dig the canal and operate it for 25 years. Times, Sunday Times The goal was to demonstrate that nuclear explosions could be used to dig a canal connecting two rivers, altering their direction and bringing water to dry areas for agriculture. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The state gave them a choice of digging it themselves for pay or having the state pay others to dig the canal. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One of the suggestions was to dig a canal in the area. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Initially the canal provided a source of cash for workers who dug the canal. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 About 200 metres farther along the boundary, we found a freshly dug drainage canal that sliced across the heart of the conservation area. Times, Sunday Times The lands that were obtained through the desiccation of the lake area were distributed among the people who had built the drainage canal. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In 1932, a drainage canal was dug which converted nontillable land into land fit for farming. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Both of these were behind a small drainage canal that ran east-west. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In 2002, accumulated rainwater in the lake rose to dangerous levels during the rainy monsoon season, breached the artificial drainage canal, and triggered mild lahar flows in the area. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Efforts were made in 1838 to dredge the canal, but the passage did not remain navigable for any vessels except those with a shallow draft. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For a week a year, people would down their tools or keyboards and pick up litter, dredge canals, become reading mentors or help the elderly. Times, Sunday Times What better way to remove his party's greedy, scary, judgmental and uncaring branding than make his footsoldiers dredge canals or coach football teams? Times, Sunday Times Developers dredged canals and used the spoil to provide fill material for houses. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 That project involved dredging a canal to reconnect the lagoon to the sea, and deepening the land bar. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When that time elapses you stick a stone in a certain point in the irrigation canal, sending the water downstream to the valley's other huertas. Times, Sunday Times In a burst of hope and speculation, an irrigation canal was dug. The Times Literary Supplement Other homesteaders arrived the next year and started digging an irrigation canal. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Drainage from the field in generally into the irrigation canal system, but because of the flat surface gradient most rainfall soaks directly into the ground. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This because of the irrigation canal from the thoubal multipurpose project in the thoubal river. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The former line the canal and are populated by asymmetric-fringed students. Times, Sunday Times Re-puddling was a long process, so experiments with the use of heavy gauge polythene to line the canal were undertaken. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Hundreds of thousands of people lined the canal between the dock and the open sea. Times, Sunday Times The pictures were so detailed that they capture a greenish-brown slime of laminaria algae lining the canals. Times, Sunday Times Warehouses used to line the canal. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was built as a narrow canal, for boats with a maximum width of 7 ft (2.1m). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The branch was built as a narrow canal, and cost 129,000. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 During migration, the thyroid remains connected to the tongue by a narrow canal, the thyroglossal duct. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The arsenal, along with several other buildings, surrounded the harbour basin which was connected to the main harbour by a narrow canal. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The lake has a connection to the sea through a 2 km narrow canal on the southwest side. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A man aged 50 broke his neck jumping into a shallow canal and a man in his 30s crashed his car into a tree. The Sun The shallow canal allowed for boats such as birlinns to exit at high tide. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These rivers are often represented in the charbagh as shallow canals which separate the garden by flowing towards the cardinal points. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 运河 Japanese: 運河 |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含147115条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。