| 词汇 | gully |
| 释义 | gully noun (alsogulley)uk /ˈɡʌl.i/ us /ˈɡʌl.i/ gullynoun (CHANNEL)[ C ](US also gulch) a narrow valley or channel with steep sides, made by a fast-flowing stream: 隘谷;溪谷;冲沟 Gullies and ravines can swell with floodwaters after heavy rain. The water has carved deep gullies through the soft limestone of the foothills. Compare abyss(HOLE)literary canyon chasm cleft craternoun crevasse defilenounliterary gorgenoun(VALLEY) gulf(AREA)formal ravine rift sinkholenoun(HOLE) Peter Mulligan/Moment/GettyImages [ C ] an artificial channel that is used to get rid of water that is not wanted: 排水沟 He grew up in a poor area, between a cemetery and a sewage gully. Geography: valleys abyss arroyo canyon chasm cirque corrie cwm dale defile dell glen gorge gulch hanging valley inter-valley landform rift valley vale valley wadi You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Watercourses & waterfalls gullynoun (IN CRICKET)[ U ] in cricket, a position of a fielder (= a player who tries to stop the other team from scoring by stopping or catching the ball) which is close to and just behind the batter (= the player trying to hit the ball) on the right side for a right-handed batter and on the left side for a left-handed batter: He took a fantastic catch at gully. She cut the ball through the gully for four. [ C ] in cricket, a player who fields(= tries to stop the other team from scoring by stopping or catching the ball) at the position of gully: When you have four slips and two gullies, the opposition is always likely to score a lot of fours. Cricket 12th man all out all-rounder arm ball asking rate batting bowl eleven hook infield jaffa king pair late cut leg break stonewall strike rate sundries switch-hit tail tailender gully | American Dictionarygully noun[ C ] us/ˈɡʌl·i/ a channel cut by running water, which is usually dry except after heavy rain Examples of gullygully The next sedimentation cycle starts with development of new creeks and gullies. The cycle starts with minor creeks or gullies, which are formed to drain the excess rainwater on a widespread interfluve area. Establish tree checks on boundaries to reclaim gullies. The creeks and gullies are filled by fine sand available from local higher areas. Species associations were relatively more frequent with the lower-elevation gullies. Diverting run-off from gullies to perennial crops. Observations of martian gullies and constraints on potential formation mechanisms. The "gullies" located on such isolated structures are a separate class of features, though, and these geomorphic differences are most likely related to their process of formation. The drainage gullies were recently examined and were found to be partially blocked. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The "spare" deer in a frantic state was jolted round the countryside for hours, the trailer traversing banks and gullies following the sport. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We see gullies 12 feet deep and 12 feet wide and land ruined through bad cultivation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Quite lately, a party of police were quite needlessly butchered in an open lorry that had no protection for its passage through cuttings and gullies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am aware that there is little uniformity in the types of manholes, gullies, and other iron work used on highways. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The gullies are inspected visually once a week, and if any ponding is observed, or if a complaint has been received, more detailed investigations are put in hand. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In other words, is the authority at the end of these drains or sewers or gullies called upon to provide a service in respect of that water? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of gully These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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