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单词 sloot
释义

Definition of sloot in English:

sloot

(also sluit)
nounsluːt
South African
  • 1A deep gully eroded by rainfall.

    〈南非〉(雨水冲蚀的)深沟

    Example sentencesExamples
    • We were ages in getting through the town; the wagons were always getting stuck in the sand and sluits, and then they had to wait for each other.
    • The water in the canals and sluits is generally clean (except in the cities) but usually a muddy brown color.
    • The only difficulties met with were such as are still common to African travellers - occasional want of water and troubles about crossing sluits and rivers.
    Synonyms
    ravine, canyon, gorge, pass, defile, couloir, deep narrow valley
    1. 1.1historical A narrow water channel constructed for irrigation.
      〈史〉灌溉渠

Origin

Afrikaans, from Dutch sloot 'ditch'.

Rhymes

acute, argute, astute, beaut, Beirut, boot, bruit, brut, brute, Bute, butte, Canute, cheroot, chute, commute, compute, confute, coot, cute, depute, dilute, dispute, flute, galoot, hoot, impute, jute, loot, lute, minute, moot, newt, outshoot, permute, pollute, pursuit, recruit, refute, repute, route, salute, Salyut, scoot, shoot, Shute, snoot, subacute, suit, telecommute, Tonton Macoute, toot, transmute, undershoot, uproot, Ute, volute
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