"dykes" 怎么发音

word

US

ˈdaɪks

DYKES

UK

dˈaɪks

DYKES

释义

Dykes are long walls or embankments built to prevent floods from rivers or the sea. In informal, sometimes offensive slang, 'dyke' can also refer to a lesbian woman.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈdaɪks

英式英语

dˈaɪks

简化发音

美式

DYKES

英式

DYKES

语境中听

Without those dykes, the whole area would be underwater by now.

Farmers built dykes to stop their fields from flooding.

Heavy rain can sometimes break the dykes along the river.

Engineers regularly check the dykes to make sure they're strong enough.