gully

gully
(pl. -ies)
  1. (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
  2. (亦作 gali)(Indian)an alley
    (印度)小道,小路
  3. (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
  1. (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
  1. mid 16th cent. (in the sense 'gullet'): from French goulet (see gullet)
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