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小词详解 | trough
trough 英 [trɒf] 美 [trɔːf]
Today’s price could mark the bottom of the barrel. Some are predicting a trough of as low as $10.
今天的价格可能标志触底,但也有一些人预测会跌至10美元一桶的谷底。
——《经济学人》It may be a trough I encountered in my life or in my work, but this trough is actually a good thing.
这可能是我在生活或工作中遇到的一个低谷,但这个低谷其实是件好事。
——《纽约时报》
[名词] 一种长而窄供动物饮食用的开口容器
新上任的政府一直在不加鉴别地分发补助金,结果人们都趋之若鹜地去捞一份。
The newly inaugurated government had been handing out grants indiscriminately, and people were hurrying to get their snouts in the trough.
船在波涛起伏的海浪中剧烈摇摆。船长让船开足马力全速行驶。
The boat rolled heavily in the troughs between the waves. Its captain had his engines at full throttle.丘陵地区上空的低气压槽一夜之间带来了强雷阵雨。我们山顶上的房子在雨中显得阴郁凄凉。
A trough of low pressure over hilly areas brought heavy thunderstorms overnight. Our hilltop house looked grim and dreary in the rain.
长期以来失业率一直时起时伏。明年失业率预计将增加7%。
There have been peaks and troughs in the long-term trend of unemployment. The unemployment rate is projected to rise by seven percent next year.今后回想起来你就会明白,这并非你事业中一蹶不振的低谷。但要记住:失败也许隐藏着成功;低潮过后就轮到高潮。
Looking back afterwards you will see that this was not a terminal trough in your career. But remember: defeat may be victory in disguise; the lowest ebb is the turn of the tide.
It was an enormous bottomless trough in which the hogs could swill and wallow.
它成了一个巨大的无底食糟,猎猡们可以在里面肆意大喝大嚼,甚至打滚糟踏。
manger: a long open box or trough for horses or cattle to eat from feeder: a container filled with food for birds or mammals crib: a barred container or rack for animal fodder; a manger