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dyke dyke
/ daIk /

dyke¹
◙ (也作 dike), noun
1. a long wall or embankment built to prevent flooding from the sea
• 堤；坝，堰
  [often in place names] a low wall or earthwork serving as a boundary or defence
• （用作分界或防卫的）矮墙，低土墙
»Offa's Dyke.
  奥发大堤。
  a causeway
• 堤道
  [Geology] an intrusion of igneous rock cutting across existing strata
• [地质] 岩墙，岩脉。
--› compare sill
2. a ditch or watercourse
• 沟，壕沟；渠
3. [Austral./NZ informal, dated] a toilet
• [澳/新西兰，非正式，旧] 厕所
◙ verb
1. [with obj.] [often as adj. dyked] provide (land) with a wall or embankment to prevent flooding
• 筑堤防护

【IDIOMS】

◘ put one's finger in the dyke
1. attempt to stem the advance of something undesirable
• 企图阻止

【语源】

1. Middle English (denoting a trench or ditch): from Old Norse dík, related to ditch. Sense 1 has been influenced by Middle Low German dīk 'dam' and Middle Dutch dijc 'ditch, dam'

dyke²
◙ noun
1. [informal] a lesbian
• [非正式] 女同性恋者

【派生】

♦ dykey adjective dykier, dykiest

【语源】

1. 1940s (earlier as bulldyke): of unknown origin

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