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

• Demolition workforce sewage discharges on site shall be connected to the existing sewer or sewage treatment facilities where possible.
  在可行情况下，清拆工人在工地排放的污水，应接驳至现有的污水管或污水处理设施。
• Tosia, have you found an entrance to the sewer canals?
  托希亚，你找到进入下水道的入口了吗？
• The sewer is choked up with rubbish.
  下水道被垃圾堵住了。
• 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。
• That connects to a sewer that takes the sewage to one of the Bloomington-Normal Water Reclamation District treatment plants.
  控制阀和一个污水管连接，把污水排入地区日常水处理工厂。
• Sewer mud and dredged stuff containing substances listed in 1 and 2 of this Annex.
  含有本附件第一、二项所列物质的阴沟污泥和疏浚物。
• 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。
• The design of a drain or sewer is influenced by a number of factors.
  下水道和排污管的设计受到若干因素的影响。
• 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 pipe connects with the sewer.
  这根管子连接下水道。