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dyke

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n.vt.(=dike)沟,渠,堤坝,<美俚>(女子)搞同性关系 n.<俚>(尤指男性化的)女子同性恋者

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dyke为短语/超纲词汇

dyke


= dike.

dyke


n[C]
[Sense: 1, 3; Origin:Old English dic 'ditch, dike']
[Sense: 2; Date: 1900-2000; Origin: Probably from morphadyke 'male and female person, homosexual' (1900-2000), from hermaphrodite]
a wall or bank built to keep back water and prevent flooding
taboo informal an offensive word for a lesbian (=woman who is sexually attracted to women) . Do not use this word.
especially BrE a narrow passage to carry water away
= ditch