trough
翻译
饲料槽, 水槽, 低谷, 波谷
例句
The pigs ate from the trough.
猪在饲料槽里吃食。
The economy is in a trough.
经济正处于低谷。
A trough of low pressure is moving in.
一个低压槽正在移近。
语法模式
a trough for ((animals)) (动物)用的槽 He built a water trough for the horses.
in a trough 在低谷 Share prices are in a trough at the moment.
近义词
同义词: container, channel, depression; 反义词: peak, crest
词源
源自古英语“trog”,意为空心容器,与“tree”(树)有关。最初指挖空的圆木。
记忆技巧
发音听起来像“tough”(艰难的)。走出经济低谷(trough)可能很艰难(tough)。