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dyke

UK //daɪk//US //daɪk//

词源

源自中古荷兰语 'dijk',意为堤坝或屏障,后进入英语。作为女同性恋者的俚语用法起源于20世纪中期。

noun

❶ 指人工修建的堤坝或水坝,用于控制水流或防止洪水泛滥。

“The villagers built a dyke to protect their fields from flooding.”

(村民们修建了一道堤坝来保护农田免受洪水侵袭。)

“The dyke along the river has prevented major floods for decades.”

(沿河的堤坝几十年来防止了重大洪水的发生。)

❶ 在非正式用语中,指女同性恋者,尤其是具有男性化外表的女性。

“She came out as a dyke in her early twenties.”

(她在二十岁出头时公开了自己是女同性恋者。)

“The bar is a popular gathering spot for dykes and lesbians.”

(这家酒吧是女同性恋者常去的聚会地点。)

同义词:dam, embankment, levee, barrier

verb

❶ 修建堤坝或水坝以阻挡水流。

“They dyked the river to create a reservoir.”

(他们在河上筑坝以形成一个水库。)

“The area was dyked to prevent seawater from flooding the land.”

(该地区筑起了堤坝以防止海水淹没土地。)

同义词:dam, embank, barricade

常见短语

off the dyke — 非正式用语,指某人行为古怪或不符合常规。

“His ideas are completely off the dyke, but sometimes they work.”

(他的想法完全不合常规,但有时却行得通。)