What does sluice mean?

A water channel with a gate that controls flow. To wash something with a strong flow of water. To flow quickly and in large amounts.

sluice

/sluːs/

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水闸；闸控水道

n. A water channel with a gate that controls flow.

水闸；闸控水道

v. To wash something with a strong flow of water.

用水冲洗

v. To flow quickly and in large amounts.

奔流；涌出

We sluiced the mud off our boots outside.

我们在外面用水冲掉了靴子上的泥。

Engineers opened the sluice to release excess water and reduce pressure on the reservoir walls.

工程师打开水闸排出多余的水，以减轻水库坝壁承受的压力。

作动词可指冲洗；sluice gate指控制水流的闸门。

What does sluice mean?: A water channel with a gate that controls flow. To wash something with a strong flow of water. To flow quickly and in large amounts.
How is sluice pronounced?: UK /sluːs/, US /sluːs/. Use the audio buttons above to listen.