trough
UK [trɒf] US [trɑ:f] noun countable
CONTAINER 容器
■a long narrow container without a lid that usually holds water or food for farm animals 槽；饮水槽；饲料槽•cows at the feeding trough在喂食槽吃草的牛
UK [trɒf] US [trɑ:f] noun countable
LOW POINT 低谷
■a low point in a regular series of high and low points 低谷；低谷期，萧条期•Investing small amounts regularly is a good way of smoothing out the peaks and troughs of the stock market.定期小额投资是均衡股市高峰和低谷的好办法。 ■specialized
■(in the study of weather patterns) a long area of low air pressure between two areas of high air pressure 低压槽，槽形低压•A trough of low pressure over hilly areas will bring heavy thunderstorms overnight.丘陵地区上空的低气压槽将在一夜之间带来强雷阵雨。
UK [trɒf] US [trɑ:f] noun countable
have / get your snout in the trough
■to have or get a share of a supply of money or some other advantage which people eagerly and sometimes dishonestly take 便宜；不应得的利益•The council had been handing out grants indiscriminately, and people were hurrying to get their snouts in the trough.市政会一直在不加鉴别地分发补助金，结果人们都趋之若鹜地去捞一份。
UK [trɒf] US [trɑ:f] verb transitive informal
■to eat something quickly and eagerly, especially in large amounts 大吃；饕餮，狼吞虎咽（快速而热切地吃东西，尤指大量地吃）•She was sitting there troughing chocolate.她坐在那里大吃巧克力。 |