sluice

sluice
[sluːs]
noun
  1. (亦作 sluice gate)a sliding gate or other device for controlling the flow of water, especially one in a lock gate
    闸门,水闸
    ■(亦作 sluiceway)an artificial water channel for carrying off overflow or surplus water
    有闸人工排水道
    ■(in gold mining) a channel or trough constructed with grooves into which a current of water is directed in order to separate gold from the ore containing it
    (淘洗金矿砂用的)流槽
  2. an act of rinsing or showering with water
    漂洗(或冲洗)
    a sluice with cold water.
    用冷水冲洗。
verb
  1. [with obj.]wash or rinse freely with a stream or shower of water
    洗,涮
    she sluiced her face in cold water.
    她用冷水冲脸。
    crews sluiced down the decks of their ship.
    船员们冲洗船甲板。
    ■[no obj., with adverbial of direction](of water) pour, flow, or shower freely
    (水)涌入,流过,淋过
    the waves sluiced over them.
    海浪冲刷着他们的身体。
语源
  1. Middle English (as a noun): from Old French escluse 'sluice gate', based on Latin excludere 'exclude'. The verb dates from the late 16th cent
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