attempt to stem the advance of something undesirable企图阻止
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
N-COUNT
堤;堰;坝
A dyke is a thick wall that is built to stop water flooding onto very low-lying land from a river or from the sea.
N-COUNT
女子同性恋者
A dyke is a lesbian.
英汉词典释义
n.
堤;坝;堰;沟;低土墙
A weak dyke bursts easily before a flood.大水首先冲毁不坚固的堤防。If one sheep leap over the dyke,all the rest will follow.一只羊跳过沟,其余的羊也跟着跳。One ant-hole may cause the collapse of a thousand-li dyke.千里长堤,溃于蚁穴。
英英词典释义
Noun
1. offensive terms for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine
2. a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea