canal
/kəˈnæl/ (bre, ipa) · [kənˈæl] /kəˈnæl/ (ame, ipa) · [kənˈæl] /kə-ˈnal/ (ame, mw)
canal — 名詞
- canalsingular
- canalsplural
1. a long narrow waterway that people dig and fill with water, used by boats to tra
運河
人工建造的水道
a long narrow waterway that people dig and fill with water, used by boats to travel between seas, rivers, or lakes, or to carry water to farms and towns for irrigation
The Watanabe family hired a narrowboat and spent a week cruising along the Oxford Canal.
渡邊家租了一艘窄船，沿著牛津運河航行了一週。
collocation: along + the + [name] + Canal
Engineers designed an irrigation canal to carry water from the river to the rice paddies.
工程師設計了一條灌溉運河，將河水引到稻田。
attributive noun: irrigation canal
The Suez Canal connects the Red Sea and the Mediterranean, saving ships a long trip around Africa.
蘇伊士運河連接地中海和紅海，讓船隻省下繞行非洲的漫長航程。
Zuri's grandfather worked as a lock-keeper on the Kennet and Avon Canal for thirty years.
Zuri 的祖父在肯尼特和艾文運河上當了三十年閘門管理員。
After the flood, workers cleared mud from the main canal to restart boat traffic.
洪水過後，工人清除了主要運河的淤泥，讓船隻恢復通行。
文法句型
the + canal
canal + noun (canal boat, canal system)
用法筆記
When referring to a specific named waterway, capitalise the word Canal (e.g. the Panama Canal, the Grand Canal).
常見錯誤
2. a thin passage inside a living body through which air, food, liquid, or other su
管；道
體內輸送物質的通道
a thin passage inside a living body through which air, food, liquid, or other substances travel from one part to another
The dentist checked Faisal's ear canal for signs of infection during his check-up.
牙醫在檢查時查看了Faisal的耳道是否有感染跡象。
compound: ear canal
Food moves from the mouth to the stomach through the alimentary canal.
食物從口腔經由消化道移動到胃部。
compound: alimentary canal
The birth canal is the passage that a baby travels through during childbirth.
產道是嬰兒在分娩時通過的通道。
Apinya felt a sharp pain in her ear canal after swimming in the cold lake.
Apinya 在冰冷的湖裡游泳後，感到耳道深處一陣刺痛。
The spinal canal runs through the backbone and protects the nerves inside.
脊椎管貫穿脊柱，保護內部的神經。
文法句型
the + [adjective] + canal
[body part] + canal
用法筆記
In anatomy, canal is a formal term; everyday speech more often uses passage or tube (e.g. ear passage instead of ear canal).
常見錯誤
canal — 動詞
- canalpresent simple I / you / we / they
- canals3rd person singular
- canaling-ing form
- canaledpast simple
1. to dig a canal through a piece of land, creating a water route for ships to trav
開鑿運河
挖掘水道供通行或灌溉
to dig a canal through a piece of land, creating a water route for ships to travel along or for carrying water to dry areas
The area around the port was canalled in the 1820s to let cargo boats reach the warehouses.
港口周圍的地區在十九世紀二十年代開鑿了運河，讓貨船能夠直達倉庫。
passive: area + was canalled in [period] to [purpose]
The coastal lowlands were canalled after the storm to carry floodwater safely into the lake.
風暴過後，沿海低地開鑿了運河，將洪水安全引入湖中。
passive: [land] + was canalled + purpose clause
The old meadow was canalled in spring to drain the water and prepare the ground for planting.
那塊老牧場在春天開鑿了運河，以便排水並整地種植。
The marsh was canalled in the 1770s so that timber could be floated down to the sawmill.
那片沼澤在十八世紀七十年代開鑿了運河，讓木材能順流漂送到鋸木廠。
The land between the two rivers was canalled to create a shortcut for trading boats.
那兩條河之間的土地開鑿了運河，為貿易船隻提供了一條捷徑。
- canalise / canalize
more common than canal as a verb; also means to direct something into a fixed course
- channel
broader meaning: to direct flow through a channel, not necessarily by digging
文法句型
canal + noun phrase (land / territory / area)
be canalled (passive)
用法筆記
This use is rare in everyday conversation. Writers and historians are more likely to use the related verb canalise (UK) / canalize (US) or the phrase 'dig a canal'.