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Meaning of trough in English

trough
noun [ C ]
us
/trɑːf/ uk
/trɒf/

trough noun [C] (CONTAINER)

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a long, narrow container without a lid that usually holds water or food for farm animals:
cows at the feeding trough
 
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Animal food
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trough noun [C] (LOW POINT)

a low point in a regular series of high and low points:
Investing small amounts regularly is a good way of smoothing out the peaks and troughs of the stock market.
environment   specialized
(in the study of weather patterns) a long area of low air pressure between two areas of high air pressure:
A trough of low pressure over hilly areas will bring heavy thunderstorms overnight.
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Higher and lower points of achievement
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Idiom

have/get your snout in the trough
trough
verb
  informal
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/trɑːf/ uk
/trɒf/

trough verb (EAT)

[ T ] UK
to eat something quickly and eagerly, especially in large amounts:
She was sitting there troughing chocolate.
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Eating
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trough verb (LOW LEVEL)

[ I ]
to reach a low level, price, etc. before going up again:
The economy troughed six months ago and is now growing again.
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Becoming and making smaller or less
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trougher
(Definition of trough from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

trough | Intermediate English

trough
noun [ C ]
us
/trɔf/

trough noun [C] (CONTAINER)

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a narrow, open box to hold water or food for animals

trough noun [C] (LOW POINT)

a low point between two high points, as on a graph or record of activity:
Investors have to live through stock market troughs.
(Definition of trough from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

trough | Business English

trough
noun [ C ]
uk
/trɒf/ us
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a situation in which something has reached its lowest level, price, etc. before going up again:
Your monthly payments will smooth over any peaks and troughs in the price of the shares.
Growth in services slowed to its lowest since the trough of the recession.
trough
verb [ I ]
  informal
uk
/trɒf/ us
to reach a low level, price, etc. before going up again:
The economy troughed six months ago and is now growing again.
(Definition of trough from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of trough

trough
They seem to be designed for two bikes per space, but, as with the wave troughs, only one bike really fits.
From San Francisco Chronicle
Everyone who's been in it all along has known there was going be this trough of disillusion.
From VentureBeat
The surface appears to be divided into irregularly-shaped segments that are ringed by narrow troughs.
From USA TODAY
Finally, there must be a pioneering company, typically with a charismatic leader, that leads the market out of the trough.
From TechCrunch
In closing, we invite you, the reader, to "dip in" and sip the wisdom from the troughs of these brains.
From Huffington Post
You have to lift your bike over the bottom (the trough) between crests.
From San Francisco Chronicle
The result should be a trough 1/2 by 1/4 inch, 1/4 inch from the edge.
From OregonLive.com
Flour, water, shortening and yeast are mixed and set aside in a large trough where it rises and develops flavor.
From OCRegister
I jumped in the water trough with all the dogs, and the horses came up around.
From CBS News
Trying to separate them from the public trough was a daunting challenge.
From cleveland.com
Those closer to-often at the trough of- existing industries face a remarkably constant pressure not to invent things that will ruin their employer.
From NPR
An important condition of employment: managers who lost 10 percent peak to trough could be fired.
From Business Insider
The pits -- long, shallow troughs gouged out of dirt -- hold water that is produced from fracking and other oil drilling operations.
From Los Angeles Times
Forced to eat inedible food only from a trough.
From Huffington Post
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Translations of trough

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容器, 槽, 飲水槽…
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容器, 槽, 饮水槽…
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abrevadero, comedero, baja…
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飼い葉おけ, えさ入れ, 飼（か）い葉（ば）おけ…
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hayvan yalağı/yemlik, en alt düzey, en düşük seviye…
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abreuvoir [masculine], auge [feminine], période [feminine] de dépression…
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abeurador, menjadora…
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tempat makanan binatang, cekungan ombak, udara bertekanan rendah…
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รางน้ำ, ร่องน้ำ, พื้นที่ที่มีความกดอากาศต่ำในชั้นบรรยากาศซึ่งโดยปกติแล้วจะก่อให้เกิดฝนตก…
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máng ăn, vùng lõm, vùng áp suất thấp…
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koryto, dołek, żłób…
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tråg, ho, vågdal…
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palung, jurang, lekukan tekanan…
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der Trog, das Wellental, das Tief…
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trau [neuter], bølgedal [masculine], trau…
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