(亦作 gulley)a water-worn ravine (水冲出的)沟壑,峡谷,冲沟 ■a deep artificial channel serving as a gutter or drain 人工深水沟,阴沟 ■(Austral./NZ)a river valley (澳大利亚/新西兰)溪谷 Hindi
(亦作 gali)(Indian)an alley (印度)小道,小路
(Cricket)a fielding position on the off side between point and the slips (板球)三柱右侧较远处的防守位置 ■a fielder at this position (在此位置的)守场员
verb
(亦作gulley)[with obj.][usu. as adj. gullied]erode gullies into (land) by water action 在(土地)上冲出沟 he began to pick his way over the gullied landscape. 他开始在沟壑纵横的地面上小心前行。
语源
mid 16th cent. (in the sense 'gullet'): from French goulet (see gullet)