bayous
n.
小海湾( bayou的名词复数 );
支流;
河口;
（美国南部水流缓慢、多水草的）河道支流;
例句:
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The bayous and backwaters are breeding grounds for mosquitos.
小河和死水是蚊子滋生的地方.
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Officials worried the downpour would overwhelm the city's flood-prone bayous.
来自WSJ
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Creeks and bayous had swollen over their banks, flooding major thoroughfares.
来自WSJ
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That's one of the nearby, slow-moving streams, or bayous.
来自VOA