首页英语词典canalcanal英英释意

canal

英 [kə'næl] 美[kə'næl]
  • 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

英英释意


1. (astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
2. a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance;
"the tear duct was obstructed"
"the alimentary canal"
"poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs"
3. long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation