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单词 trough
释义 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。
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