dredging
present participle ofdredge
| 单词 | dredging |
| 释义 | dredging present participle ofdredge dredge verb[T] uk/dredʒ/us/dredʒ/dredgeverb[T](REMOVE)toremoveunwantedthings from thebottomof ariver,lake, etc. using aboatorspecialdevice: They have to dredge thecanalregularlytokeepitopen. tosearchanareaofwaterby dredging: Thepoliceare dredging thelakeforhisbody. They dredgedup(=broughtto thesurface)allsortsofrubbishfrom thebottomof theriver. Taking things away from someone or somewhere
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Removing and extracting Searching dredgeverb[T](FOOD)todropflour,sugar, etc. overfood: Lightly dredge thecakewithicingsugar. Spreading and scattering
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Preparing food Phrasal verbdredgesomethingup Examplesofdredgingdredging In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Sitting in the hot summer sun, unprotected by shade for more than seven hours, the community demonstrated its aversion to thedredging. From theCambridge English Corpus Others may wish to dip similarly into a different pool of hypotheses, or even do some seriousdredging. From theCambridge English Corpus The maintenance cost and foregone revenues are influenced by the frequency and length ofdredgingneeded to avoid a prolonged period of idle production capacities. From theCambridge English Corpus The frequency ofdredgingthroughout the year is multiplied by the cost ofdredgingto obtain the increase in annual maintenance cost of each pond. From theCambridge English Corpus An attempt atdredgingwas fruitless since they were unable to reach bottom with a line more than 1600 feet (500 m) long. From theCambridge English Corpus The frequency ofdredgingwork is assessed by dividing the volume of sediment trapped at the intake ponds by the capacities of the intake ponds. From theCambridge English Corpus Preliminary results suggest that highdredgingcosts are caused by logging with conventional methods. From theCambridge English Corpus Reduced-impact logging may reducedredgingcosts by about 30 per cent. From theCambridge English Corpus The first question is also of great practical relevance (navigation, off-shore industry,dredgingactivities). From theCambridge English Corpus Outside, the mill pond had filled with sediment, and material fromdredgingand abandoned enterprises had covered the lowest windows and obscured the hydraulic interventions of dam and leat. From theCambridge English Corpus Dredgingof the sediments from the intake ponds is needed to ensure that sufficient water can be fed into the pipelines to turn the turbines at the hydro-electric power plants. From theCambridge English Corpus Bruce had onboard an extensive array of equipment for sounding, trawling, anddredgingin deep water, and devices for measuring temperature and sampling sea water at different depths. From theCambridge English Corpus Mineral extraction, quarrying and thedredgingof aggregates have a damaging impact on the environment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I will try to pick up the threads of the argument on navigationaldredging. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They provide the necessary safeguards and powers for such things asdredgingwork, raising wrecks, buoying and lighting the harbour. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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