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sluices

/ˈsluːsɪz/

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noun

水闸，闸门

An artificial passage for water, fitted with a valve or gate, for example in a canal lock or a mill stream, for stopping or regulating the flow.

Examples :

"The farmer opened the sluices to release water from the irrigation canal and flood his rice paddies. "

农民打开水闸，把灌溉渠里的水放出来，淹没了他的稻田。

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noun

水闸，闸门

A water gate or floodgate.

Examples :

"The farmer opened the sluices to release water from the irrigation canal into his rice fields. "

农民打开水闸，把灌溉渠里的水放到稻田里。

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noun

水闸，水门

Hence, an opening or channel through which anything flows; a source of supply.

Examples :

"The new school building improved its plumbing so the drinking fountains now have sluices that provide a constant supply of fresh, cold water. "

新学校的教学楼改善了管道系统，饮水机的水闸现在能持续不断地提供新鲜的冷水。

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noun

水闸，水门，泄水闸。

The stream flowing through a floodgate.

Examples :

"The sluices near the old mill controlled the water level of the stream. "

老磨坊附近的水闸控制着溪流的水位。

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noun

水槽，淘金槽。

A long box or trough through which water flows, used for washing auriferous earth.

Examples :

"The old miner used sluices to wash away the dirt and gravel, hoping to find gold dust left behind. "

那个老矿工用淘金槽冲洗泥土和砾石，希望能找到残留的金粉。

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noun

省略疑问词短语的句子, 疑问词语省略现象。

An instance of wh-stranding ellipsis, or sluicing.

Examples :

"Someone is coming to the party, but I don't know which sluices. "

有人要来参加派对，但我不知道是哪些人（省略了“哪些人要来参加派对”）。

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