| 释义 |
sluice /sloos/ noun- A structure with a gate for stopping or regulating flow of water
- A floodgate or watergate
- A regulated outlet or inlet
- A drain or channel for water
- A trough for washing gold from sand, etc
- An act of sluicing
transitive verb- To let out or drain by a sluice
- To wet or drench copiously
- To wash in or by a sluice
- To flush or swill by flinging water on
- To dash with water
ORIGIN: OFr escluse (Fr écluse), from LL exclūsa (aqua) a sluice, ie (water) shut out, pap of L exclūdere to shut out sluicˈy adjective - Streaming as from a sluice
- Sluicelike
- Soaking
sluiceˈgate noun |