dyke
英 [daɪk]
美 [daɪk]
n. 堰; 堤; 坝; 渠; 沟; 壕沟; 女同性恋者(常含冒犯意)
复数:dykes 现在分词:dyking 过去式:dyked 第三人称单数:dykes 过去分词:dyked
Collins.1 / BNC.12364 / COCA.23644
牛津词典
noun
- 堰;堤;坝
a long thick wall that is built to stop water flooding onto a low area of land, especially from the sea - 渠;沟;壕沟
a channel that carries water away from the land - 女同性恋者(常含冒犯意)
a word for a lesbian , that is usually offensive
柯林斯词典
- 堤;堰;坝
Adykeis a thick wall that is built to stop water flooding onto very low-lying land from a river or from the sea. - 女子同性恋者
Adykeis a lesbian.
The spelling dike is also used, especially for meaning 1. 亦拼作 dike,尤用于义项1。
英英释义
noun
- a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
- (slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine
verb
- enclose with a dike
- dike the land to protect it from water