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canal

/kuh-nal/US // kəˈnæl //UK // (kəˈnæl) //

运河,漕运,渠道,坎儿井

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : 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
  1. 1

    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.