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    bayou

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Geography, Nature
    bay·ou /ˈbaɪuː $ ˈbaɪuː, -oʊ/ noun [countable]  SGDNa large area of water in the southeast US that moves very slowly and has many water plants 牛轭湖，长沼〔美国东南部水流缓慢、水草繁多的大片水域〕
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    bayou• Grillades Despite its name, this is a meat stew popular in bayou country.• You play over a salt marsh, or bayou, from tee to green.• Which is not a line you'd read as Rebecca Wells's characters prance across the bayou.    Origin bayou (1700-1800) Louisiana French Choctaw bayuk
    bay·ou nounChineseSyllable
    US a Corpus of in area southeast the water large


    bayou
    bay‧ou /ˈbaɪuː $ ˈbaɪuː, -oʊ/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1700-1800
     Language: Louisiana French
     Origin: Choctaw bayuk
    a large area of water in the southeast US that moves very slowly and has many water plants


    bayouBrE /ˈbaɪuː/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbaɪuː/ 🔊 nouna branch of a river in the southern US that moves very slowly and has many plants growing in it （美国南部的）长沼，牛轭湖