alimentary canal
 
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They found the man's body after dragging the canal.他们用拖网从运河里捞出了那个人的尸体。
They have to dredge the canal regularly to keep it open.为了保持运河的畅通他们必须定期进行清淤作业。
She lives in a narrow boat on a canal.
We walked along the canal for a couple of miles.
In order to turn the deserts into fertile and productive land, engineers built an 800-mile canal.为了把沙漠变成肥沃富饶的农田，工程师们修建了一条800英里长的运河。

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canalnoun[C] (TUBE IN BODY)

medical specialized
a narrow tube through which air, fluid, or other substances can pass: 管，道
The alimentary canal is the path by which food enters the body, and solid waste is passed out.消化道是食物进入身体，固体废物排出身体的通道。

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canal | American Dictionary

canal
noun[ C ]
us/kəˈnæl/
a channel of water artificially made for boats to travel through or to carry water from one area to another:
Today, the canal is still used by ships.

Examples of canal

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Swellings at the base of each canal, the ampullae, are visible.
The canals were cemented over, the fields disappeared and only some tiny rural features remained.
As the canal system no longer provided the means of obtaining water, a series of wells were dug parallel to the old canal.
Each lateral canal consists of an elongated cell embedded in the cytoplasm of the lateral hypodermal cord.
The funnel consisted of myocardium that formed a continuity between the right wall of the atrioventricular canal and the ventricular septum.
In the atrioventricular canal the myocytes contain 30% of glycogen throughout development.
Anteriorly, the granules are much more numerous, almost filling the cytoplasm, surrounding small blind-ending canals.
Three other zones without treatment containing canal water were used as controls.
A decline in ritual practice was observed since the concrete canals provided much convenience in the delivery of irrigation water.
He concluded that infection might result from the insects regurgitating the contents of their alimentary canal into the wound in the act of feeding.
There are two main types of activities in managing the canal system: collective activities and supervisory activities.
In the questionnaire, we had a section that collected information on the time spent on collective and supervisory activities in managing canals.
They both improved the operation of the system (by supervising water delivery more intensively and using new techniques) and increased canal maintenance.
The excretory system, including two anterior and two posterior lateral canals, is visible.
The entire alimentary canal was removed and divided into ten sections based on percentages of the total length from the anterior end.
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artificial canal
He enclosed a park round it, with plantations of trees, and an artificial canal.
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