dredging

/ˈdredʒɪŋ/ 5雅思
When people dredge a harbour, river, or other area of water, they remove mud from a riverbed, channel, etc 挖泥机 (Also called dredger)

noun [专属名词]挖泥;清淤

Police have spent weeks dredging the lake but have not found his body.
警察已经花了几周时间在湖里打捞,但是仍未发现他的尸体。

verb [vt. 及物动词]疏浚;挖掘(dredge 的 ing 形式)

The depth of the river is maintained by dredging.
通过疏浚保持河道的深度。

dredging 出现在下面的课文中
Lesson 30 Exploring the sea-floor
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