canal

canal — 名詞

1. a water channel built by people so that boats and ships can travel across land,

1.名詞B1
釋義

運河

人工開鑿的水道

a water channel built by people so that boats and ships can travel across land, or so that water reaches farms and crops

例句

The Watanabe family took a boat trip along the historic canal.

渡邊一家沿著這條歷史悠久的運河乘船遊覽。

Farmers use this canal to bring water to their rice fields during the dry season.

農民在乾旱季節利用這條運河將水引入稻田。

collocation: bring water to fields

同義詞
  • waterway

    a more general term for any navigable water route, not necessarily man-made

  • channel

    can refer to a natural or artificial passage, often used for narrower stretches of water

用法筆記

Often used with 'along', 'through', or 'by' when describing movement: 'walked along the canal', 'sailed through the canal', 'a house by the canal'.

常見錯誤

❌Ships sailed through the canal in Panama.
✅Ships sailed through the Panama Canal.
💡'Panama Canal' is a proper name and takes a capital C.

2. a narrow tube inside a human or animal body through which air, food, or other su

2.名詞B2
釋義

管；管道

體內的管狀通道

a narrow tube inside a human or animal body through which air, food, or other substances pass from one part to another

例句

Food travels through the alimentary canal after you swallow it.

食物吞下去之後會沿著消化道移動。

alimentary canal — the digestive passage

The ear canal carries sound waves from the outer ear to the eardrum.

耳道將聲波從外耳傳送到耳膜。

ear canal — part of the hearing system

同義詞
  • duct

    more technical, usually refers to a passage that carries a specific fluid (tear duct, bile duct)

  • passage

    a more general term for any path or channel in the body

用法筆記

Most commonly used in fixed medical combinations: 'alimentary canal', 'ear canal', 'birth canal'. Only the 'ear canal' appears frequently in everyday conversation.