trough

英 [trɒf]

美 [trɔːf]

n.  槽; 饲料槽; 饮水槽; 钱槽; 钱眼; 低压槽; 槽形低压

复数：troughs　过去式：troughed　过去分词：troughed　现在分词：troughing　

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Collins.1 / BNC.8662 / COCA.11006

牛津词典

noun

• 槽；饲料槽；饮水槽
  a long narrow open container for animals to eat or drink from
• 钱槽；钱眼
  if you say that people have their noses in the trough , you mean that they are trying to get a lot of money for themselves
• 低压槽；槽形低压
  a long narrow region of low air pressure between two regions of higher pressure
• 低谷；（企业或经济的）低潮，萧条阶段
  a period of time when the level of sth is low, especially a time when a business or the economy is not growing
  1. There have been peaks and troughs in the long-term trend of unemployment.
     长期以来失业率一直时起时伏。
• （海浪间的）波谷；（小山间的）槽谷，盆状洼地
  a low area between two waves in the sea, or two hills

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (喂家畜的)饲料槽，饮水槽
  Atroughis a long narrow container from which farm animals drink or eat.
  1. 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。
• N-COUNT (两个大浪之间的)波谷
  Atroughis a low area between two big waves on the sea.
  1. The boat rolled heavily in the troughs between the waves.
     船在波涛起伏的海浪中剧烈摇摆。
• N-COUNT (商业活动等的)淡季，低谷
  Atroughis 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.
  1. 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。
  2. 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%。
• N-COUNT 低压槽
  Atrough oflow pressure is a long narrow area of low air pressure between two areas of higher pressure.
  1. The trough of low pressure extended over about 1000 kilometres.
     低压槽延伸约 1,000 公里。

英英释义

noun

• a channel along the eaves or on the roof
  Synonym:gutter
• a container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed
  Synonym:manger
• a long narrow shallow receptacle
• a narrow depression (as in the earth or between ocean waves or in the ocean bed)
• a treasury for government funds
  Synonym:public treasurytill
• a concave shape with an open top
  Synonym:bowl

双语例句

• Some economists believe the trough of the recession has already been reached.
  一些经济学家相信经济衰退已达到了低谷。
• The Mariana Trough is an active spreading back-arc basin.
  马里亚纳海槽是一个正在扩张的弧后盆地。
• However, in the leader's personality, there should not emotional peak and trough.
  然而，在领导者的性格中，却不应该出现情绪的顶峰和低谷。
• 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%。
• Instead, a broad trough of low pressure will rotate through the northern Sea of Japan.
  相反，一个广泛的槽中低压会旋转通过北部日本海。
• Learn that life is a trough and crest system.
  了解生活是一个高潮低谷的系统。
• The mensuration of horizontal trough is a new method of measuring material flow heap top position in blast furnace.
  水平料槽测定法是一种测定高炉料流堆尖位置的新方法。
• This type of barrier is a combination of the pumping trough and the hydraulic ridge.
  这类屏障是把抽水槽和水力分水岭结合在一起。
• 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。
• The trough of low pressure extended over about 1000 kilometres.
  低压槽延伸约1,000公里。