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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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

• 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。
• The pond stank like a sewer.
  池塘像阴沟一样散发着恶臭。
• 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。
• 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。
• For his lair he had the sewer of the arche-marion.
  他的窝在马利容桥拱的暗沟里。
• The sewer is choked up with rubbish.
  下水道被垃圾堵住了。
• This paper focuses on optimal design for given layout of sewer networks.
  本文着重研究了污水管网在平面布置给定的条件下的优化设计问题。
• We think they're down in the sewer system.
  我们认为他们是在下水道系统中。
• 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。
• Close offthe main sewer linefrom the prison.
  把监狱的主下水道关了。