Definition of sloot in English:

sloot

(also sluit)

nounsluːt

South African

1A deep gully eroded by rainfall.
〈南非〉（雨水冲蚀的）深沟
Example sentencesExamples
- We were ages in getting through the town; the wagons were always getting stuck in the sand and sluits, and then they had to wait for each other.
- The water in the canals and sluits is generally clean (except in the cities) but usually a muddy brown color.
- The only difficulties met with were such as are still common to African travellers - occasional want of water and troubles about crossing sluits and rivers.
Synonyms
ravine, canyon, gorge, pass, defile, couloir, deep narrow valley
1. 1.1historical A narrow water channel constructed for irrigation.
  〈史〉灌溉渠

Origin

Afrikaans, from Dutch sloot 'ditch'.

Rhymes

acute, argute, astute, beaut, Beirut, boot, bruit, brut, brute, Bute, butte, Canute, cheroot, chute, commute, compute, confute, coot, cute, depute, dilute, dispute, flute, galoot, hoot, impute, jute, loot, lute, minute, moot, newt, outshoot, permute, pollute, pursuit, recruit, refute, repute, route, salute, Salyut, scoot, shoot, Shute, snoot, subacute, suit, telecommute, Tonton Macoute, toot, transmute, undershoot, uproot, Ute, volute

词汇	sloot
释义	Definition of sloot in English: sloot (also sluit) nounsluːt South African 1A deep gully eroded by rainfall. 〈南非〉（雨水冲蚀的）深沟 Example sentencesExamples We were ages in getting through the town; the wagons were always getting stuck in the sand and sluits, and then they had to wait for each other. The water in the canals and sluits is generally clean (except in the cities) but usually a muddy brown color. The only difficulties met with were such as are still common to African travellers - occasional want of water and troubles about crossing sluits and rivers. Synonyms ravine, canyon, gorge, pass, defile, couloir, deep narrow valley 1.1historical A narrow water channel constructed for irrigation. 〈史〉灌溉渠 Origin Afrikaans, from Dutch sloot 'ditch'. Rhymes acute, argute, astute, beaut, Beirut, boot, bruit, brut, brute, Bute, butte, Canute, cheroot, chute, commute, compute, confute, coot, cute, depute, dilute, dispute, flute, galoot, hoot, impute, jute, loot, lute, minute, moot, newt, outshoot, permute, pollute, pursuit, recruit, refute, repute, route, salute, Salyut, scoot, shoot, Shute, snoot, subacute, suit, telecommute, Tonton Macoute, toot, transmute, undershoot, uproot, Ute, volute
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