sluice
noun [ C ] uk/sluːs/ us/sluːs/ (also sluiceway)
有闸水道;泄水道
an artificial channel for carrying water, with an opening at one end to control the flow of the water
sluice
verb [ I usually + adv/prep ] uk/sluːs/ us/sluːs/
(水)大量溢出,泄出
If water sluices out from somewhere, it flows in large amounts.
Water sluiced out from the pipes. 水从管道里大量溢出。
Phrasal verb
sluice something down/out 冲洗
to wash something with a large amount of running water
We had to sluice out the garage to get rid of the smell of petrol. 我们不得不冲洗车库,以除去汽油味。