dredge
(also dredger) n machine for scooping or sucking mud, etc from the bottom of a river, canal, etc 挖泥機(jī)(從河底挖或吸泥等的機(jī)器). dredge, v
1 [Tn] deepen or clear (a river, etc) with a dredge (用挖泥機(jī))疏浚(河道等)
They have to dredge the canal so that ships can use it. 他們須疏浚運(yùn)河河道輪船方可通航.
2 [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
~ sth (up) (from sth) bring sth up using a dredge (用挖泥機(jī))挖出或吸出某物
dredge for oysters 采撈牡蠣
We're dredging (up) mud (from the river bed). 我們正在(從河床)挖淤泥.
3 (phr v) dredge sth up (usu derog 通常作貶義) mention sth that has been forgotten, esp sth that is unpleasant or embarrassing 重提舊事(尤指不愉快或令人難堪者)
dredge up details of that episode in Cairo 重提已被遺忘的開羅事件中的許多細(xì)節(jié). dredger (also dredge) n boat or machine used for dredging 挖泥船; 挖泥機(jī).
dredge v [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ A (with B); ~ B over/on A sprinkle (food) with (flour, sugar, etc) (在食物上)撒(面粉、 糖等)
dredge a cake with icing sugar 把糖霜撒在蛋糕上
dredge icing sugar over a cake 在蛋糕上撒糖霜.