sewer

英 [ˈsuːə(r)]

美 [ˈsuːər]

n.  污水管; 下水道; 阴沟

复数：sewers　过去分词：sewered　

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Collins.1 / BNC.9600 / COCA.7453

牛津词典

noun

• 污水管；下水道；阴沟
  an underground pipe that is used to carry sewage away from houses, factories, etc.

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 污水管;下水道;阴沟
  Aseweris a large underground channel that carries waste matter and rain water away, usually to a place where it is treated and made harmless.
  1. ...the city's sewer system.
     城市排水系统
  2. ...open sewers.
     裸露的下水道

英英释义

noun

• a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water
  Synonym:seweragecloaca
• someone who sews
  1. a sewer of fine gowns
• misfortune resulting in lost effort or money
  1. his career was in the gutter
  2. all that work went down the sewer
  3. pensions are in the toilet
  Synonym:guttertoilet

双语例句

• We waste the dirty water by channeling it into the sewer.
  我们通过沟槽把脏水排放到下水道中。
• You know, if you forget that this is a sewer, it's kind of a beautiful place.
  知道吗，如果你忘记这是个下水道，那这里是个很美丽的地方。
• And sanitary or environmental engineering, which involves the study of water supply, purification, and sewer systems.
  以及环境卫生或环保工程&研究供水系统、水净化系统与排污系统等。
• All we need to do is dig a hole along the sewer.
  我们需要沿著下水道挖一个洞。
• The two pipes which connect with the sewer have been blocked up for a month.
  这两条与下水道相连的管子已经堵了一个月。
• But weather is actually a challenge for a sewer system, especially precipitation.
  然而实际上，天气对下水道系统构成了威胁，尤其是下雨天。
• The pond stank like a sewer.
  池塘像阴沟一样散发着恶臭。
• The current situation and existing problems of sewer sludge treatment and disposal in Shanghai were described.
  介绍了上海市排水管道通沟污泥处理处置现状及存在的问题。
• Comedy is when you fall down an open sewer and die.
  喜剧呢，就是你掉到了一个露天的阴沟里，结果就挂掉了。
• One sewer receives domestic sewage, trade effluent and rainwater from roofs only and the other all remaining rainwater.
  一条排放生活污水、业废水和屋顶的雨水，另一条排放除此之外的其它雨水。