| 单词 | dredge |
| 释义 | dredge 1. v. & n. --v 1. tr. a (often foll. by up) bring up (lost or hidden material) as if with a dredge (don't dredge all that up again). b (often foll. by away, up, out) bring up or clear (mud etc.) from a river, harbour, etc. with a dredge. 2. tr. clean (a harbour, river, etc.) with a dredge. 3. intr. use a dredge. --n an apparatus used to scoop up oysters, specimens, etc., or to clear mud etc., from a river or sea bed. Etymology: 15th-c. Sc. dreg, perh. rel. to MDu. dregghe 2. v.tr. 1. sprinkle with flour, sugar, etc. 2. (often foll. by over) sprinkle (flour, sugar, etc.) on. Etymology: obs. dredge sweetmeat f. OF dragie, dragee, perh. f. L tragemata f. Gk tragemata spices |
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