Sewage is waste matter such as faeces or dirty water from homes and factories, which flows away through sewers. (下水道排出的) 废物
noun [专属名词] 污水，污物
The raw sewage is chemically treated. 未经处理的污水要进行化学处理。
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- Lesson 38 Water and the traveller sewage 名词: 污水
sew(排水) + age → 排出的水 → 污水
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- The pipe disgorges sewage into the sea. 这管道将污水排入大海。
- ...treatment of raw sewage. …原始污物的处理。
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sewage n. [U] the mixture of waste from the human body and used water that is carried away from houses by pipes under the ground（下水道里的）污水，污物
- Proper sewage disposal is essential to prevent the contamination of local groundwater. 妥善的污水处置对于防止当地地下水受到污染至关重要。
- The city is investing in a new sewage treatment plant to improve water quality. 该市正投资建设一座新的污水处理厂以改善水质。
sewer n. [C] a pipe or passage under the ground that carries away waste material and used water from houses, factories etc. 下水道
- He must have been familiar with the enormous madrepore of the sewer. 他必须清楚这个巨大珊瑚形阴渠。
- The most surprising rencounter was at the entrance to the Grand Sewer. 最令人吃惊的意外发现是在大阴渠的进口处。
- The sewer in the kitchen clogs easily. 厨房的下水道很容易堵塞。
drain n. 1. (Br. E.) [C] 下水道，地沟；2. (Am.E.) [C]（卫生间或水池的）排水口
- On his way to the sweet shop, he dropped his fifty pence and it bounced along the pavement and then disappeared down a drain.
- George took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves and pushed his right arm through the drain cover.