trough

trough
noun
  1. a long, narrow open container for animals to eat or drink out of
    (给动物进食或饮水的)槽
    a water trough.
    水槽。
    ■a container of a similar shape used for a purpose such as growing plants or mixing chemicals
    (用于培植植物、调配化学制品的)槽器
    ■a channel used to convey a liquid
    (运水的)沟槽
    ■a long hollow in the earth's surface
    地表槽谷
    a vast glacial trough.
    巨大的冰槽。
    ■an elongated region of low barometric pressure
    低压槽,槽形低压
    ■a hollow between two wave crests in the sea
    (海水水波之间的)波谷
    ■a low level of economic activity
    (经济周期中的)低谷期
    ■(Mathematics)a region around the minimum on a curve of variation of a quantity
    (数)凹点
    ■a point of low achievement or satisfaction
    低谷(成绩小或不令人满意)
    learning a language is a series of peaks and troughs.
    语言学习过程中会有一系列的高峰期和低谷期。
语源
  1. Old English trog, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch trog and German Trog, also to tree
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