dyke
noun /daɪk/
/daɪk/
(also dike)
The spelling dike is preferred in (North American English) in senses 1 and 2. - a long thick wall that is built to stop water flooding onto a low area of land, especially from the sea
堰；堤；坝 - During the 1997 floods the sea broke through the dyke.
1997年洪水期间，海水冲破了堤坝。
- During the 1997 floods the sea broke through the dyke.
- (especially British English) a channel that carries water away from the land
渠；沟；壕沟 - The first dykes were cut in the Middle Ages.
第一条堤坝是在中世纪开凿的。 - Wind pumps were built at intervals on the dykes.
在堤坝上每隔一段时间就建造一个抽水机。
- The first dykes were cut in the Middle Ages.
- (taboo, slang) a word for a lesbian that is usually offensive
女同性恋者（常意含冒犯）
词源senses 1 to 2 Middle English (denoting a trench or ditch): from Old Norse dík, related to ditch. Sense (1) has been influenced by Middle Low German dīk ‘dam’ and Middle Dutch dijc ‘ditch, dam’. sense 3 1940s (earlier as bulldyke): of unknown origin.