runnel
noun[C]
uk/ˈrʌn.əl/us/ˈrʌn.əl/asmallstream:
溪，小河Thebrokenpaththatledup themountainsidehadbecomea runnel.通向山腰的那条破碎的小路变成了一条小溪。
Thewateriscrystalclear, thepoolsand runnelsalivewith theshadowsoffish.水面清澈透明，池塘和小溪里随处可见鱼影摇曳。
anamountofliquidthat isflowing:
水流；流淌的液体A runnel ofsweatbegantotrickledown hisforehead.一道道汗水开始从他的额头流下。
Histannedskinglistenedwith runnels ofwater.他黝黑的皮肤上闪着水珠。
UK
achannel(=passage)thatwaterflowsalong :
沟，水沟He wasbendingover thestonerunnel where it came into thegardenfromoutside.他正俯身看着从外面通向花园的石质水槽。
Theyattackin thealleysand runnels of thecity, not in theopencountryside.他们在城里的小巷和水道发动攻击，而不是开阔的乡村地区。
Watercourses & waterfalls
- amazon
- arroyo
- beck
- bourne
- brook
- burn
- cascade
- cataract
- Euphrates
- fluvial
- fordable
- gulch
- gully
- plunge pool
- rapids
- rill
- riverbed
- riverine
- the Thames
- waterway
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