dyke

dyke1
(亦作 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。 比较 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
常用词组
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
( dykier, dykiest)
adjective(dykier, dykiest)
语源
  1. 1940s (earlier as bulldyke): of unknown origin
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