dredge

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n. 挖泥机, 拖网 vt. 用挖泥机疏浚, (用船)采捞

发音

其它 /dɹɛd͡ʒ/

词形变化

dredges 复数 dredges 三单 dredging 现在分词 dredged 过去式 dredged 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any instrument used to gather or take by dragging; as:

    A dragnet for taking up oysters, etc., from their beds.

  2. 2.

    Any instrument used to gather or take by dragging; as:

    A dredging machine.

  3. 3.

    Any instrument used to gather or take by dragging; as:

    An iron frame, with a fine net attached, used in collecting animals living at the bottom of the sea.

  4. 4.

    The act of dredging.

  5. 5.

    Very fine mineral matter held in suspension in water.

  6. 1.

    A large shaker for sprinkling spices or seasonings during food preparation.

    可数 烹饪 不可数
  7. 2.

    A mixture of oats and barley.

    不可数 可数
v.
  1. 1.

    To make a channel deeper or wider using a dredge.

  2. 2.

    To bring something to the surface with a dredge.

  3. 3.

    To unearth.

    及物

    to dredge up someone's unsavoury past

  4. 1.

    To sprinkle (food) with spices or seasonings, using a dredge.

    及物 烹饪

    Dredge the meat with the flour mixture you prepared earlier.

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词源

From Scots dreg-boat, dreg-bot (from Old English *dreċġ); or alternatively from Middle Dutch dregghe (“drag-net”), probably ultimately from the same root as drag.

来源:wiktionary