trough
noun
trɒf
noun
1
CONTAINER
容器
a
long
narrow
open
container
that
holds
water
or
food
for
animals
〔喂动物的〕食槽，饮水槽
a
horse
trough
马槽
2
LOW POINT
低谷
a
short
period
of
low
activity,
low
prices
etc
〔活动、价格等的〕低谷，萧条期;
[+
of
]
The
graph
showed
peaks
and
troughs
of
activity.
图表显示了活动的高峰和低谷。
3
WAVES
波浪
the
hollow
area
between
two
waves
浪谷，波谷
4
WEATHER
天气
a
long
area
of
fairly
low
pressure
between
two
areas
of
high
pressure
[术语] 低压槽
technical
5
have your nose/snout in the trough
if
people
have
their
noses
in
the
trough,
they
are
involved
in
something
which
they
hope
will
get
them
a
lot
of
money
or
political
power
–
used
to
show
disapproval
[英] 想挣大钱; 想获得政治权力〔含贬义〕
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