• n. 运河；[地理] 水道；[建] 管道；灌溉水渠
• vt. 在…开凿运河
• n. (Canal)人名；(英、法、西、意、葡)卡纳尔；(土)贾纳尔

词源同cane, 芦苇。引申义笔直的人工河。

canal (n.)

early 15c., from French canal, chanel "water channel, tube, pipe, gutter" (12c.), from Latin canalis "water pipe, groove, channel," noun use of adjective from canna "reed" (see cane (n.)). Originally in English "a pipe for liquid," its sense transferred by 1670s to "artificial waterway."

1. The rough rock walls were like the sides of a deep canal.

凸凹不平的石墙就像一条很深的运河的河岸。

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2. Long-mothballed projects like widening the Suez Canal are being dusted off.

诸如拓宽苏伊士运河等长期束之高阁的计划正被重新采用。

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3. Hearing can be affected by ear wax blocking the ear canal.

耳垢堵塞耳道可能会影响听力。

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4. Egypt has lost out on revenues from the Suez Canal.

埃及在苏伊士运河上的收益上受了损。

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5. The canal was built between 1793 and 1797.

运河开凿于1793到1797年间。

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