sleech

沉积的稀泥

词形变化

sleeches 复数 sleeches sleeches 三单 sleeching 现在分词 sleeched 过去式 sleeched 过去分词

别名

sleach

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Thick, soft mud that was left behind by flowing water, usually alongside riverbeds or shorelines.

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  2. 2.

    A soft, unstable mixture of mud and clay beneath Belfast, which is known for being difficult to build on.

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    The physical nature and engineering properties of the sleech have made it desirable to investigate each site before piling.

v.
  1. 1.

    To dip a vessel into water to fill it; to scoop up water, as with a bucket.

    方言
  2. 2.

    To coax, cajole.

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词源

From Middle English sliche, a variant of slicche, from Old English *sliċ (“mud, sludge”), from Proto-West Germanic *sliki, from Proto-Germanic *slikiz (“mud, slush”), from Proto-Indo-European *sleyg- (“to slide, be slippery”). Doublet of slitch and sludge.

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