Word · Frequency #2963
canalled
为…开凿运河；给…修建运河
canalled is the past of canal.
to build a canal for (a city)
- 1.
provide (a city) with a canal
为城市开凿运河
为城市开凿运河；开运河
In use
The government decided to canal the region to improve transportation.
Engineers are canalling the valley to connect the two rivers.
They canalled the marshy area for irrigation.
canal something
宾语通常是地区或地域。
The government plans to canal the region to improve irrigation.
政府计划在该地区开运河以改善灌溉。
canal something through somewhere
They canalled the water through the desert.
他们开运河将水引过沙漠。
canal a route
Engineers canalled a new route for transportation.
工程师们开凿了一条新的运河路线。
Verb forms
base canal · third person canals · -ing canalling · past canalled · past participle canalled
注意：过去式和过去分词都是canalled，现在分词是canalling，均为双写l。
Common mistakes
They canaled the river last year.They canalled the river last year.
动词'canal'的过去式在英国英语中应双写'l'变为'canalled'，而非'canaled'。
They are canaling the canal.They are canalling the canal.
动词'canal'的现在分词形式应双写'l'变为'canalling'，而非'canaling'。
Connections
Synonyms
Confusing words
- channel
- 水道，频道，通道 · canal强调人工开凿的运河，channel可指天然水道或更抽象的渠道。
Word family
- canalize
- 开凿运河；使运河化 · verb
- canalization
- 开凿运河；运河化 · noun
- canaller
- 运河船工；运河船员 · noun
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象工人为城市开凿运河，挖出的水道 canal 如蓝色丝带，贯通全城。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：城市规划与水利工程、历史叙述 该动词用法比较正式，多用于书面语或历史、工程类叙述中，日常口语中很少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
pal、gal、shall 与 canal 押韵，均发 /æl/；animal、final、signal 虽然都以 -al 结尾，但发 /əl/，并非真押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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