inlet

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in·let /ˈɪnlet, ˈɪnlɪt/ noun [countable]  1  DNSGa narrow area of water that reaches from the sea or a lake into the land 水湾〔海、湖伸向陆地的狭长水域〕 There are several sheltered inlets along the coast. 沿着海岸线有几处有天然屏障的水湾。2  Tthe part of a machine through which liquid or gas flows in 〔机器上液体或气体的〕注入口，进口 OPP outlet a fuel inlet 燃油注入口

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inlet• Forget garage servicing-you could send a Jack Russell down the fuel inlet tracts to carry out a bore inspection.• Plastic Grids were placed in the bottom of the main vat to stop the fish from being sucked into the pump inlet.• You can even get a hot meal free from the Red Cross, down at the inlet.• Sludge - another corrosion by-product - can block the inlet or outlet to the radiator and prevent it from heating up.• The top connector is for the inlet from the pump and the bottom for the outlet to the vat.• They made it to the marina, got launched and out the inlet without discussion.• They passed out of sight on their way to the inlet where Orestes' ship lay.• He followed the shoreline toward the inlet.Origin inlet (1200-1300) Because it lets water in

in·let nounChineseSyllable  

water a that area narrow reaches of Corpus

inlet
in‧let /ˈɪnlet, ˈɪnlət/ noun [countable]1. a narrow area of water that reaches from the sea or a lake into the land:
    There are several sheltered inlets along the coast.
2. the part of a machine through which liquid or gas flows in
   OPP  outlet:
    a fuel inlet

inletBrE /ˈɪnlet/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɪnlet/ 🔊 nouna narrow strip of water that stretches into the land from the sea or a lake, or between islands （海、湖伸向陆地或岛屿间的）小湾，水湾

beach, cliff, coast, dune, headland, inlet, promontory, sea, shore, tide

(specialist) an opening through which liquid, air or gas can enter a machine （液体、空气或气体进入机器的）入口，进口◆a fuel inlet燃料进口 OPP outlet