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dredged

UK //dredʒd//US //dredʒd//

词源

源自中古英语 'dreg-', 与古英语 'drecgan'(拖拽)相关,可能受荷兰语 'dreggen'(拖网)影响。

verb

❶ 指用挖掘设备从水底清除淤泥、垃圾等,常用于河道、港口等水域的清理工作。

“The river was dredged to allow larger ships to pass.”

(河道被疏浚以便大型船只通行。)

“Workers dredged the harbor to remove accumulated silt.”

(工人们疏浚港口以清除堆积的淤泥。)

❶ 比喻费力地回忆或搜寻某事,常用于描述从记忆中艰难地回想信息。

“She dredged up old memories from her childhood.”

(她从记忆中费力地回想起童年的往事。)

“He dredged his mind for the answer but couldn't remember.”

(他绞尽脑汁回想答案,但还是记不起来。)

同义词:excavated, dug up, raked, scoured, combed

常见短语

dredge up — 指费力地回忆或搜寻某事,通常用于描述从记忆中艰难地回想信息或从某处挖掘出某物。

“He dredged up some old photos from the attic.”

(他从阁楼里费力地找出一些旧照片。)