名詞 dike:

1. offensive terms for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine
   同義詞：butch, dyke
2. a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
   同義詞：dam, dyke

動(dòng)詞 dike:

1. enclose with a dike
   同義詞：dyke

1. Fortunately, the flood did not break the dike.
   還好，這場大水沒有把堤壩沖壞。
2. A closely woven mat of brush and poles used to protect an embankment, a dike, or a dam from erosion.
   (用以護(hù)堤、壩等的)柴排，沉排，沉床荊棘和桿子的密織席，用于保護(hù)堤、壩，使不受侵蝕
3. Solidifying chiefly as a minor intrusion, especially as a dike or sill, before reaching the earth's surface. Used of rocks.
   半深成的，淺成的在到達(dá)地球表面之前的主要作為小型巖石群固化的，尤其象巖脈或巖床的凝固用于指巖石

dike 也作 dyke

n.（名詞）

An embankment of earth and rock built to prevent floods.
壩：為防洪水構(gòu)筑的土壩石堤
Chiefly British A low wall, often of sod, dividing or enclosing lands.
【多用于英國】 堤：一種常用草泥劃分或圍繞土地的低垅
A barrier blocking a passage, especially for protection.
障礙物：阻止通告的障礙物，尤指用于防護(hù)
A raised causeway.
筑高的堤道
A ditch; a channel.
溝；渠
Geology A long mass of igneous rock that cuts across the structure of adjacent rock.
【地質(zhì)學(xué)】 巖墻：橫切毗連巖石結(jié)構(gòu)的大長塊火成巖
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
diked 也作 dyked dik.ing dyk.ing dikes dykes
To protect, enclose, or provide with a dike.
筑堤防護(hù)：用溝壕（或堤防）保護(hù)或圍繞，提供溝渠
To drain with dikes or ditches.
開溝泄水：通過溝壕或溝渠排水

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old English doc [trench] * see dhog w-
源自 古英語 doc [溝壕] *參見 dhog w-
and from Old Norse doki [ditch]
并源自 古斯堪的納維亞語 doki [溝渠]

【引伸】
dik.er
n.（名詞）

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dike
dike 2

n.Offensive Slang （名詞）【無禮用語】 【俚語】
Variant of dyke 2
dyke的變體2