inlet
n
1 strip of water extending into the land from the sea or a lake, or between islands 湾, 水湾(江河湖海伸入陆地或岛屿间的水域).
2 opening to allow esp liquid to enter 入口, 进口(尤指供液体进入 的): the fuel inlet 燃料入口
[attrib 作定语]
an inlet pipe输入管道.
3 something put in, eg a piece of material inserted into a garment to make it larger 衬入物, 嵌入物(如填入衣服中的).
In this way Native Americans were forced onto poor land that the settlers did not want.
就这样,美洲土著人被赶到殖民者所不要的贫瘠的土地上去了。
It took him some time to connect the long rubber pipe to the air supply pipe that ran round the port, but at last it was done and as a result work was able to progress much faster.