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trough n.水槽；马槽；低谷；低潮 (1) 她迅速地把水罐里的水统统倒进水槽。(2) 这类屏障是把抽水槽和水力分水岭结合在一起。(3) 但是，作为两个孩子的母亲，她很快就走出了低谷。(4) 但是，经济学家并不一定认为生产低潮会持续很长时间。 In the olden days, people, like animals, ate from troughs. Gradually, we got fancy enough to divide our food between bowls and plates, but there is some lingering connection between the idea of trough and rough, peasant living.

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英 [trɒf] 美 [trɔːf] (1) So she quickly emptied her jar into the trough.(2) This type of barrier is a combination of the pumping trough and the hydraulic ridge.(3) However, as a mother of two, she was soon out of the trough.(4) But economists do not necessarily expect the trough in production to be long. If you live on a farm, you already know that a trough is what animals eat out of. The word actually refers to the shape of the container, and can mean anything that is low and hollowed out––a math curve, a depression in the ground. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词](喂家畜的)饲料槽，饮水槽 A trough is a long narrow container from which farm animals drink or eat. The old stone cattle trough still sits by the main entrance.陈旧的石制牛食槽仍然放在大门口。2[N-COUNT 可数名词](两个大浪之间的)波谷 A trough is a low area between two big waves on the sea. The boat rolled heavily in the troughs between the waves.船在波涛起伏的海浪中剧烈摇摆。3[N-COUNT 可数名词](商业活动等的)淡季，低谷 A trough is a low point in a process that has regular high and low points, for example a period in business when people do not produce as much as usual. Looking back afterwards you will see that this was not a terminal trough in your career...今后回想起来你就会明白，这并非你事业中一蹶不振的低谷。American bank shares have risen by 60% since their trough last October.美国的银行股自从去年 10 月跌入低谷以来已经上涨了 60%。4[N-COUNT 可数名词]低压槽 A trough of low pressure is a long narrow area of low air pressure between two areas of higher pressure.   [TECHNICAL 术语]The trough of low pressure extended over about 1000 kilometres.低压槽延伸约 1,000 公里。

英语单词	trough
英美音标	英 [trɒf] 美 [trɔːf]
中文释义	n.水槽；马槽；低谷；低潮
英语例句	(1) So she quickly emptied her jar into the trough. (2) This type of barrier is a combination of the pumping trough and the hydraulic ridge. (3) However, as a mother of two, she was soon out of the trough. (4) But economists do not necessarily expect the trough in production to be long.
中文例句	(1) 她迅速地把水罐里的水统统倒进水槽。 (2) 这类屏障是把抽水槽和水力分水岭结合在一起。 (3) 但是，作为两个孩子的母亲，她很快就走出了低谷。 (4) 但是，经济学家并不一定认为生产低潮会持续很长时间。
vocabulary简明	If you live on a farm, you already know that a trough is what animals eat out of. The word actually refers to the shape of the container, and can mean anything that is low and hollowed out––a math curve, a depression in the ground.
vocabulary扩展	In the olden days, people, like animals, ate from troughs. Gradually, we got fancy enough to divide our food between bowls and plates, but there is some lingering connection between the idea of trough and rough, peasant living.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词](喂家畜的)饲料槽，饮水槽 A trough is a long narrow container from which farm animals drink or eat. The old stone cattle trough still sits by the main entrance. 陈旧的石制牛食槽仍然放在大门口。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词](两个大浪之间的)波谷 A trough is a low area between two big waves on the sea. The boat rolled heavily in the troughs between the waves. 船在波涛起伏的海浪中剧烈摇摆。 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词](商业活动等的)淡季，低谷 A trough is a low point in a process that has regular high and low points, for example a period in business when people do not produce as much as usual. Looking back afterwards you will see that this was not a terminal trough in your career... 今后回想起来你就会明白，这并非你事业中一蹶不振的低谷。 American bank shares have risen by 60% since their trough last October. 美国的银行股自从去年 10 月跌入低谷以来已经上涨了 60%。 4 [N-COUNT 可数名词]低压槽 A trough of low pressure is a long narrow area of low air pressure between two areas of higher pressure. [TECHNICAL 术语] The trough of low pressure extended over about 1000 kilometres. 低压槽延伸约 1,000 公里。

Trough Low N Count 可数名词 Pressure Animals Long Narrow