early 15c., from French canal, chanel "water channel, tube, pipe, gutter" (12c.), from Latin canalis "water pipe, groove, channel," noun use of adjective from canna "reed" (see cane (n.)). Originally in English "a pipe for liquid," its sense transferred by 1670s to "artificial waterway."
雙語例句
1. The rough rock walls were like the sides of a deep canal.
凸凹不平的石墻就像一條很深的運河的河岸。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Long-mothballed projects like widening the Suez Canal are being dusted off.
諸如拓寬蘇伊士運河等長期束之高閣的計劃正被重新采用。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Hearing can be affected by ear wax blocking the ear canal.
耳垢堵塞耳道可能會影響聽力。
來自柯林斯例句
4. Egypt has lost out on revenues from the Suez Canal.