dredge
verbVerb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they dredge | |
| he / she / it dredges | |
| past simple dredged | |
| past participle dredged | |
| -ing form dredging |
- [transitive, intransitive]
to remove mud, stones, etc. from the bottom of a river, canal, etc. using a boat or special machine, to make it deeper or to search for something 疏浚；清淤；挖掘 - dredge (something)
They're dredging the harbour so that larger ships can use it. 他们正在疏浚港湾以便大船驶入。 - dredge (something) for something
They dredge the bay for gravel. 他们在挖掘海湾沙砾。
- dredge (something)
- [transitive] dredge something (up) (from something)
to bring something up from the bottom of a river, etc. using a boat or special machine 打捞；采捞；捞取 waste dredged (up) from the seabed 从海底打捞出的废物
- [transitive] dredge something in/with something
to cover food lightly with sugar, flour, etc. （用糖、面粉等）撒，涂
Word Originsenses 1 to 2 late 15th cent. (as a noun; originally in dredge-boat): perhaps related to Middle Dutch dregghe ‘grappling hook’. sense 3 late 16th cent.: from obsolete dredge ‘sweetmeat, mixture of spices’, from Old French dragie, perhaps via Latin from Greek tragēmata ‘spices’. Compare with dragée.