Word · Frequency #8662
trough
食槽；水槽；槽形物
A long, narrow open container, as for feeding or watering animals, or any similar open container or concave shape.
- 1.
A long, narrow container, open on top, for feeding or watering animals.
一种长而窄、顶部开口的容器,用于喂食或给动物饮水。
- 2.
a narrow depression (as in the earth or between ocean waves or in the ocean bed)
狭窄的凹陷(如地面、海浪之间或海床)
- 3.
Any similarly shaped container.
任何类似形状的容器。
- 4.
a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater
屋檐或屋顶上的排水沟；收集并排走雨水
- 5.
A short, narrow canal designed to hold water until it drains or evaporates.
一种短而窄的水渠,用于存水直至排干或蒸发。
- 6.
a concave shape with an open top
顶部开放的凹形结构
- 7.
A long, narrow depression between waves or ridges; the low portion of a wave cycle.
波浪或山脊之间长而窄的凹陷；波周期的低谷部分。
- 8.
A low turning point or a local minimum of a business cycle.
商业周期的低转折点或局部最低点。
- 9.
A linear atmospheric depression associated with a weather front.
与天气锋面相关的线状气压低谷。
檐槽；天沟；排水沟；凹陷；波谷；海槽；（商业周期的）低谷；谷底；（气象）低压槽；槽线；小水槽；引水槽
In use
The farmer filled the trough with fresh water for the cows.
The pigs were eating from the long trough in the corner of the pen.
She scrubbed the empty trough before adding the horse feed.
a trough of
表示装满某物的槽，后接物质名词。
The horse drank from a trough of water.
马从一槽水中喝水。
in the trough
常用于描述波浪或周期的低点。
The boat was in the trough of a wave.
船在波浪的波谷中。
at a trough
用于比喻义，表示最低点。
The economy is at a trough of its cycle.
Connections
Collocations
- feeding trough
- 喂食槽
- The farmer filled the feeding trough with hay.农夫把干草装满了喂食槽。
- water trough
- 水槽
- The horses drank from the water trough.马匹从水槽里喝水。
- trough of the wave
- 波谷
- The boat sank into the trough of the wave.船沉入了波谷。
- roof trough
- 屋顶排水沟
- The roof trough was clogged with leaves.屋顶排水沟被树叶堵住了。
- trough period
- 低谷期
- The economy is experiencing a trough period.经济正经历低谷期。
- ground trough
- 地面凹陷
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象U形凹槽(trough)导流雨水
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：建筑，屋顶排水、农业，牲畜喂食 通常用于描述屋顶或屋檐的排水沟，以及农业中用于喂养牲畜的开放式容器。该词在技术或日常语境中均可使用，但更偏向于正式或专业描述。
Grammar Note
可数名词，可用冠词a修饰
Pronunciation & Spelling
Among these, only 'cough' (/kɔf/) rhymes with 'trough' (/trɔf/). The other words share the '-ough' ending but have different vowel sounds: 'though' (/ðoʊ/), 'through' (/θruː/), 'tough' (/tʌf/), 'enough' (/ɪˈnʌf/), 'rough' (/rʌf/). Note that 'tough' and 'enough' rhyme with each other but not with 'trough'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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