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单词 bayou
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bayou
noun[C]
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/ˈbaɪ.uː/us
/ˈbaɪ.uː/
(in thesouthernUS) a very slow-movingstreamorriverthatflowsthroughflat,wetgroundnear thecoastand is usuallyshallow(= notdeep)withtreesgrowingin and around it:
Thiswaterplantgrowssoquicklythat it cancoverawidebayou in adayor two.
Thenearbylakesand bayous arepopularforfishing.
the bayou(alsothe bayous)
aflat,wetareaoflandnear thecoastin thesouthernUS thatcontainsmanyconnected, slow-movingstreamsandlakes, and usually has manytreesgrowingin it:
Themovietellsthestoryof aCajunboyin the bayou whospendshistimeraftingthrough alligator-infestedmarshesandinkyrivers.
She wassurprisedtolearnthat hergrandmotherhadlivedin the bayous as achild.
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  • Thisstewispopularin bayoucountry.
  • Oilcompaniescutstraightcanalsystemsthrough theserpentinebayous.
  • Ariverand bayouflankthecityon twosides.
  • Manyalligatorslivein the bayous of Louisiana.
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(Definition ofbayoufrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
Examples from literature
  • About five in the afternoon we gathered on the bank of the bayou.
  • He pointed down the bayou toward the river.
  • In these forests there are numerous bayous that form a net-work converting the land into a series of islands.
  • Tall palms sometimes grew along the bayous, for the country is half tropic.
  • The bayou in the rear must have topped flood level.
bayou
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbaɪ.uː/us
/ˈbaɪ.uː/
(in thesouthernUS) anareaofslowlymovingwaterat thesideof themainriver
（美国南部的）牛轭湖，水流缓慢的小河

bayou| American Dictionary

bayou
noun[C]
us
/ˈbɑɪ·u,-oʊ/
(in thesouthernUS) anareaofslowlymovingor stillwaterconnectedto ariverorlake
(Definition ofbayoufrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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On the morning of the 13th, a foraging detachment set out along both banks of thebayou.
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The survivors fell back across thebayouon a corduroy bridge.
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The settlers there ran a church, a school, a merchandise store and the post office, which were all located on thebayou.
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Six parishes sustained flood damage to some extent, mainly resulting frombayouoverflows.
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Upland, intertidal, and subtidal communities in thebayouhave suffered significant environmental distress due to dense urbanization.
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The freshwater inundation provides thebayouwith nutrients and enough freshwater to remove the saline water from the estuarine system.
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Thebayouwas deep enough to support the large boats and formed a perfect horseshoe, which allowed them to turn around.
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Sanitary conditions in the city were poor, with many domestic wells close by privies and drained by a fetidbayou.
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Jogging, biking, kayaking and fishing are popular in this area, although most people consider thebayouunfit for swimming.
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Thebayouis long and is partly navigable.
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In later years, steamboats ran on thebayou.
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Their dredging, completed in 1944, gave thebayoua depth of 9 ft and a bottom width of 100 ft.
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Thebayouis long and is navigable near the shallow-draft port at the mouth.
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He continued to follow the riverbank downstream until a deepbayoublocked his path.
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This proves perfect as the nearly 1 million lights reflect from the bayou's murky waters.
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