英语词汇“trough”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	trough
释义	Trends of trough View usage for: trough (trɒf, US trɔːf) Word forms: plural troughs 1. countable noun A trough is a long narrow container from which farm animals drink or eat. The old stone cattle trough still sits by the main entrance. Synonyms: manger, crib, water trough More Synonyms of trough 2. countable noun A trough is a low area between two big waves on the sea. The boat rolled heavily in the troughs between the waves. [+ between] 3. countable noun A trough is a low point in a process that has regular high and low points, for example a period in business when people do not produce as much as usual. Looking back afterwards you will see that this was not a terminal trough in yourcareer. [+ in] American bank shares have risen by 60% since their trough last October. 4. countable noun A trough of low pressure is a long narrow area of low air pressure between two areas of higher pressure. [technical] The trough of low pressure extended over about 1000 kilometres. More Synonyms of trough trough in British English (trɒf) noun 1. a narrow open container, esp one in which food or water for animals is put 2. a narrow channel, gutter, or gulley 3. a narrow depression either in the land surface, ocean bed, or between two successive waves 4. meteorology an elongated area of low pressure, esp an extension of a depression Compare ridge (sense 6) 5. a single or temporary low point; depression 6. physics the portion of a wave, such as a light wave, in which the amplitude lies below its average value 7. economics the lowest point or most depressed stage of the trade cycle verb 8. (intransitive) informal to eat, consume, or take greedily Derived forms troughlike (ˈtroughˌlike) adjective Word origin Old English trōh; related to Old Saxon, Old Norse trog trough, Dutch trügge ladle trough in American English (trɔf; trɑf) noun 1. a long, narrow, open container of wood, stone, etc. for holding water or food for animals 2. any similarly shaped vessel, as one for kneading or washing something 3. a channel or gutter, esp. one under the eaves of a building, for carrying off rainwater 4. a long, narrow hollow or depression, as between waves 5. a low in any cycle, esp. in an economic cycle 6. a long, narrow area of low barometric pressure Word origin ME < OE trog, akin to Ger < IE druk- < base deru-, tree: basic sense, “hollowed wooden object” Image of trough © Predrag Milosavljevic, Shutterstock Examples of 'trough' in a sentence trough We had to wash our knees down after a game in the horse troughs there. The Sun (2014) They have their noses deep in the trough. The Sun (2011) But he still had to wash his clothes in a horse trough. The Sun (2013) Much depends on how long and how deep the economic trough is likely to be. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Yet it has done this just as the construction industry slumped into its longest and deepest trough for more than a generation. Times, Sunday Times (2016) You might be driving past a field with a stone trough in it, for instance. Improve Your Landscape Painting The former world light welterweight champion hit a trough of despair after two high-profile defeats. The Sun (2011) Our present reservoir is a small stone trough, which empties quite fast. Times, Sunday Times (2013) And he splashed molten lead into the corners of rooms to produce long troughs of metal that recalled the site of their production. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Everyone has peaks and troughs in their careers and I am just going through that right now. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The best moments, though, come in the lowest troughs of taste. Times, Sunday Times (2008) This is 16.4 per cent above the trough hit in March last year. Times, Sunday Times (2010) All empty flower pots, troughs and containers then need washing, so they are ready for use and free of pests and diseases. The Sun (2015) That need not necessarily be a weakness at this stage as, barring a disaster, we must be in the trough of the cycle. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Word lists with trough Meteorological terms In other languages trough British English: trough /trɒf/ NOUN A trough is a long container from which farm animals drink or eat. ...the old stone cattle trough. American English: trough Arabic: جُرْن Brazilian Portuguese: bebedouro Chinese: 槽 Croatian: korito Czech: koryto Danish: trug Dutch: trog European Spanish: abrevadero Finnish: kaukalo French: abreuvoir German: Trog Greek: σκάφη Italian: trogolo Japanese: かいば桶 Korean: 여물통 Norwegian: trau Polish: koryto European Portuguese: bebedouro Romanian: jgheab Russian: корыто Latin American Spanish: abrevadero Swedish: tråg Thai: รางอาหารหรือน้ำสำหรับสัตว์ Turkish: yalak Ukrainian: корито Vietnamese: máng ăn Chinese translation of 'trough' trough (trɔf) n (c) (for feeding animals) 槽 (cáo) (个(個), gè) (fig, = low point) 低谷 (dīgǔ) a trough of low pressure (Met) 低压(壓)槽 (dīyācáo) 1 (noun) in the sense of manger Definition a long open container, esp. one for animals' food or water The old stone cattle trough still sits by the entrance. Synonyms manger All the feed went into one manger. crib Each calf in the dairy has its own little crib. water trough 2 (noun) in the sense of channel Definition a narrow channel between two waves or ridges Synonyms channel Keep the drainage channel clear. depression canal A blockage of the canal could severely affect international shipping. ditch The car went out of control and ended up in a ditch. trench Dig a trench at least a metre deep. gutter The waste washes down the gutter and into the city's sewerage system. furrow Bike trails crisscrossed the grassy furrows. gully I could hear the stream flowing at the bottom of the gully. duct a big air duct in the ceiling watercourse flume Additional synonyms in the sense of canal Definition an artificial waterway constructed for navigation or irrigation A blockage of the canal could severely affect international shipping. Synonyms waterway, channel, passage, conduit, duct, watercourse in the sense of crib Definition a rack or manger for fodder Each calf in the dairy has its own little crib. Synonyms manger, box, stall, rack, bunker in the sense of ditch Definition a narrow channel dug in the earth for drainage or irrigation The car went out of control and ended up in a ditch. Synonyms channel, drain, trench, gutter, dyke, trough, furrow, gully, conduit, moat, watercourse Nearby words of trough troubled troublemaker troublesome trough trounce troupe trouper Synonyms of 'trough' trough Explore 'trough' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of duct Definition a tube, pipe, or channel through which liquid or gas is sent a big air duct in the ceiling Synonyms pipe, channel, passage, tube, canal, funnel, conduit in the sense of furrow Definition a long narrow trench made in the ground by a plough Bike trails crisscrossed the grassy furrows. Synonyms groove, line, channel, hollow, trench, seam, crease, fluting, rut, corrugation in the sense of gully Definition a channel or small valley originally worn away by running water I could hear the stream flowing at the bottom of the gully. Synonyms ravine, canyon, gorge, chasm, channel, fissure, defile, watercourse in the sense of gutter Definition a channel on the roof of a building or alongside a kerb, used to collect and carry away rainwater The waste washes down the gutter and into the city's sewerage system. Synonyms drain, channel, tube, pipe, ditch, trench, trough, conduit, duct, sluice in the sense of trench Definition a long deep ditch used by soldiers for protection in a war Dig a trench at least a metre deep. Synonyms ditch, cut, channel, drain, pit, waterway, gutter, trough, furrow, excavation, earthwork, fosse, entrenchment
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