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

• This, we repeat, was the sewer of the past.
  我们再重复一遍，这就是过去的阴沟。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Now there's a problem with the sewer pipes.
  现在下水道出问题了。
• The sewer is choked up with rubbish.
  下水道被垃圾堵住了。
• The pond stank like a sewer.
  池塘像阴沟一样散发着恶臭。
• 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？
• 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。