seaway canal

基本解释

The slump began in earnest after the opening in 1959 of the St Lawrence Seaway, which bypassed the Erie Canal.
伴随着1959年圣罗伦斯河海上航道的开通，伊利运河被绕开，布法罗也走向了真正意义上的衰落。
A new seaway through an unfrozen Arctic Ocean would cut the journey from Rotterdam to Yokohama via the Suez canal by 4,700 miles, a saving of 42%.
穿过解冻的北冰洋的新航道将从鹿特丹经由苏伊士运河至横滨的航程消减了4700英里，节省了42%。
In spite of this modernization, trade had changed. The waterway could no longer compete against railroads or the new St. Lawrence Seaway, and traffic on the canal dwindled.
由于现代化技术的发展，货运方式也发生了改变，运河已经不是铁路运河和新圣劳伦斯海运的对手，所以运河逐渐走向了没落。