dike

堤防、堤、围堰

Volunteers piled sandbags along the dike before the river rose.

志工在河水上涨前沿著堤防堆起沙包。

排水沟、沟渠英式

A narrow dike drains the fields behind the old farmhouse.

一条窄窄的排水沟把老农舍后方田地的水排掉。

女同性恋者俚语、贬义

Calling someone a dike is an offensive slur.

用那个字眼称呼女同性恋者是带有侮辱意味的脏话。

筑堤、筑堤防护

The lowlands were diked and drained centuries ago.

这片低地在几百年前就已筑堤并排干了水。