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cattle grid

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˈcattle grid British English, cattle guard American English noun [countable]  TTRa set of bars placed over a hole in the road, so that animals cannot go across but cars can 拦畜沟栅〔铺在路面坑洞上的若干木棒,汽车可通行而牲畜则无法通过〕
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cattle gridA large iron gateway sagged permanently open, beside a lodge house and a cattle grid.Go on to Trecadifor Farm and over a cattle grid.Hicks swung it open and they went carefully over an iron cattle grid and followed the trail downward.
ˈcattle grid nounChineseSyllable
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cattle grid
ˈcattle grid British English, ˈcattle guard American English noun [countable]
a set of bars placed over a hole in the road, so that animals cannot go across but cars can


cattle gridBrE /ˈkætl ɡrɪd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkætl ɡrɪd/ 🔊 (BrE) (NAmE ˈcattle guard) nounmetal bars that are placed over a hole that has been made in the road. Cars can pass over the metal bars but animals such as sheep and cows cannot. 拦畜沟栅(铺在公路坑上的金属架,车辆可通过,但牛羊过不去)