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

• Son of a bitch escaped into the sewer.
  那个婊子养的从下水道跑了。
• 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。
• The stench from the sewer is indescribable.
  下水道发出一股说不出的恶臭。
• 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。
• Now there's a problem with the sewer pipes.
  现在下水道出问题了。
• Close offthe main sewer linefrom the prison.
  把监狱的主下水道关了。
• 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。
• 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？
• This street is the first in the city to have an underground sewer system.
  这条街是本市第一条有下水道系统的街道。
• The pipe connects with the sewer.
  这根管子连接下水道。