canal
/kuh-nal/US // kəˈnæl //UK // (kəˈnæl) //
运河,漕运,渠道,坎儿井
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n.名词 noun
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- : an artificial waterway for navigation, irrigation, etc.
- : a long narrow arm of the sea penetrating far inland.
- : a tubular passage or cavity for food, air, etc., especially in an animal or plant; a duct.
- : channel; watercourse.
- : Astronomy. one of the long, narrow, dark lines on the surface of the planet Mars, as seen telescopically from the earth.
v.有主动词 verb
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ca·nalled or ca·naled, ca·nal·ling or ca·nal·ing.
- : to make a canal through.
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Examples
Once they’re nestled securely into the ear canal, users use an app to activate UE’s Lightform technology.
Babies get a dollop from their mothers as they travel through the birth canal.
Spirals in the canal to the eggs make the distance longer than the entire length of the female.
Thanks to federally subsidized canals, for example, water in part of the Desert Southwest costs less than it does in Philadelphia.
WHAT TO DO Take a walk along the downtown canal and enjoy the State Museum and History Center along the way.
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