trough

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trough /trɒf $ trɒːf/ noun [countableC]

1 container 容器TA a long narrow open container that holds water or food for animals 〔喂动物的〕食槽，饮水槽

a horse trough

马槽

2 low point 低谷PE a short period of low activity, low prices etc 〔活动、价格等的〕低谷，萧条期 OPP peak

trough of

The graph showed peaks and troughs of activity.

图表显示了活动的高峰和低谷。

3. waves 波浪DN the hollow area between two waves 浪谷，波谷

4. weather 天气 technicalHEM a long area of fairly low pressure between two areas of high pressure 低压槽

5. have your nose/snout in the trough British EnglishBrE if people have their noses in the trough, they are involved in something which they hope will get them a lot of money or political power – used to show disapproval 插手某事以捞得好处〔含贬义〕

Examples from the Corpus

trough• The field was a marsh, the track a trough.• The allocation of labour to activities can be plotted as a histogram which will invariably show peaks and troughs.• the peaks and troughs of economic cycles• Then suddenly he thrust his head between his owner's legs and hoisted him into the trough with a resounding splash!• About half a mile upstream the trough was traversed by the Purton breakwater.• Scattered here and there are bathtubs, taking on new lives as water troughs.• In a wave trough I caught a glimpse of a coral head to port: a little too close for comfort.• There was a lot of gravel to walk across with troughs and wheelbarrows with snowdrops and crocuses in.

From Longman Business Dictionary

troughtrough /trɒftrɒːf/ noun [countableC]FINANCEECONOMICS

the lowest point in a series of prices, values etc

the peaks and troughs of investing in stocks and shares

When would the nation come out of its economic trough?

—trough verb [intransitiveI]

This is the biggest fall in economic activity since the recession troughed five years ago.

Origin trough

Old English trog

trough noun

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