IELTS Vocabulary

dredge

/drɛʤ/

a power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed

Chinese meaning: 挖泥船;疏浚机

A large dredge was used to deepen the shipping channel.

使用大型挖泥船来加深航道。

The dredge removed tons of silt from the riverbed every day.

挖泥船每天从河床清除数吨淤泥。

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