one of the Great Lakes, named for a native Iroquoian people who lived nearby, from French Erie, shortening of Rhiienhonons, said to mean "raccoon nation," perhaps in reference to a totemic animal. Related: Erian.
实用例句
1. Lake Erie is filling with the heavy rain.
由于大雨,伊利湖水正在上涨.
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2. Industrial waste burned on the surface of Lake Erie near Cleveland in 1970.
1970年工业废物污染了克利夫兰附近的伊利湖湖面.
来自辞典例句
3. After many years of work the Erie Canal was completed in 1825.
经过许多年的建设,伊利运河终于在1825年竣工.
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4. Any erie can bring about unexpected trouble which unrecoverable later.
任何错误都能引起意想不到的麻烦,造成后来不可挽回的损失.
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5. There are five lakes: Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario.