dike

名词 dike:

1. offensive terms for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine
   同义词：butch, dyke
2. a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
   同义词：dam, dyke

动词 dike:

1. enclose with a dike
   同义词：dyke

1. Fortunately, the flood did not break the dike.
   还好，这场大水没有把堤坝冲坏。
2. A closely woven mat of brush and poles used to protect an embankment, a dike, or a dam from erosion.
   (用以护堤、坝等的)柴排，沉排，沉床荆棘和杆子的密织席，用于保护堤、坝，使不受侵蚀
3. Solidifying chiefly as a minor intrusion, especially as a dike or sill, before reaching the earth's surface. Used of rocks.
   半深成的，浅成的在到达地球表面之前的主要作为小型岩石群固化的，尤其象岩脉或岩床的凝固用于指岩石

dike 也作 dyke

n.（名词）

An embankment of earth and rock built to prevent floods.
坝：为防洪水构筑的土坝石堤
Chiefly British A low wall, often of sod, dividing or enclosing lands.
【多用于英国】 堤：一种常用草泥划分或围绕土地的低垅
A barrier blocking a passage, especially for protection.
障碍物：阻止通告的障碍物，尤指用于防护
A raised causeway.
筑高的堤道
A ditch; a channel.
沟；渠
Geology A long mass of igneous rock that cuts across the structure of adjacent rock.
【地质学】 岩墙：横切毗连岩石结构的大长块火成岩
v.tr.（及物动词）
diked 也作 dyked dik.ing dyk.ing dikes dykes
To protect, enclose, or provide with a dike.
筑堤防护：用沟壕（或堤防）保护或围绕，提供沟渠
To drain with dikes or ditches.
开沟泄水：通过沟壕或沟渠排水

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old English doc [trench] * see dhog w-
源自 古英语 doc [沟壕] *参见 dhog w-
and from Old Norse doki [ditch]
并源自 古斯堪的纳维亚语 doki [沟渠]

【引伸】
dik.er
n.（名词）

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dike
dike 2

n.Offensive Slang （名词）【无礼用语】 【俚语】
Variant of dyke 2
dyke的变体2