The dyke was breached during the storm, flooding the nearby fields.
风暴期间堤坝决口,淹没了附近的田地。
They built a dyke to reclaim the land from the sea.
他们筑堤以向海要地。
The old dyke now serves as a walking path.
旧堤现在用作步行道。
In the novel, the dyke symbolizes the barrier between the protagonist and her past.
在小说中,堤坝象征着主人公与过去之间的屏障。
She is a dyke, and she is proud of her identity.
她是个女同性恋者,她为自己的身份感到自豪。
The government dyked the river to prevent future floods.
政府为河流筑堤以防范未来的洪水。
含义详解
本义为“堤坝”或“沟渠”,指用于挡水或排水的土堤或水道。引申义包括“防护”或“屏障”的抽象概念,如“a dyke against inflation”(对抗通胀的屏障)。在俚语中,dyke(或拼作dike)指女同性恋者,尤指外貌或行为较为男性化的女性,这一用法源于20世纪初的英语俚语,与“butch”相关。注意,该俚语用法可能被视为冒犯,使用时需谨慎。
作名词时,可数,复数形式为dykes。作动词时,及物,意为“筑堤防护”,如“dyke the marsh”(给沼泽筑堤)。常见句型:“The dyke holds back the water.”(堤坝挡水。)“They dyked the river to prevent flooding.”(他们筑堤防洪。)易错点:不要与“dike”的拼写混淆(两者可互换),但注意“dyke”作俚语时通常用此拼写。