sluice
UK/slu:s/US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
An artificial water channel fitted with a gate or valve to control the flow of water
水闸，泄水闸
v.
To wash or rinse with a strong flow of water; to release water through a sluice
用水冲洗；开闸放水
Root Breakdown
Native Englishsluiceother
=sluice
Common Collocations
- 1.sluice gate水闸闸门
- 2.open a sluice开闸放水
- 3.sluice valve水闸阀门
- 4.[sluice channel]泄水渠道
Example Sentences
- 1.
Engineers opened the sluice gate to release floodwater from the reservoir.
- 2.
The old mill relied on a sluice to direct water onto the waterwheel.