どぶ

[溝] *ditch

【C】水路， 排水溝

gutter

【C】(道路沿いの)溝.

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どぶ【溝】

*ditch

〖C〗水路， 排水溝

gutter

〖C〗(道路沿いの)溝.

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どぶ【溝】

〔みぞ〕 a (drainage) ditch; 〔下水〕 a (street) drain; a gutter; a sewer.

●どぶが詰まった. The drains [ditches] were choked.

●そのどぶには被いがない. The sewer [drainage ditch] is not closed over.

・それはどぶに金を捨てるようなものだ. It's like throwing money away [down the drain].

●どぶをさらう clear [clean] (out) a ditch; dredge a drain.

どぶ板 boards (laid) across a ditch to cover it; a wooden gutter cover.

どぶ板政治 grassroots politics.

どぶ板選挙 a fiercely contested election in which candidates go out to meet as many people as possible to garner votes.

どぶ川 a stream fed by waste water and rainwater; a drain channel.

どぶさらい 〔人〕 a drainer; a drain cleaner; 〔作業〕 draining.

どぶ泥 ditch mud.

どぶ水 ditch water.