sediment
sediment 英 [ˈsedɪmənt] 美 [ˈsɛdəmənt]
n. 沉积；沉淀物
名词复数:sediments
- Sediment is the accumulation of sand and dirt that settles in the bottom of lakes. Sediment is also what you get in the bottom of a glass of iced tea when the sugar doesn’t all dissolve.
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- n. 沉积；沉淀物
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1. The sediment settled and the water was clear.
杂质沉淀后, 水变清了。
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2. The sediment of coffee will settle.
咖啡渣会沉淀下去。
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3. River sediments gradually silted the harbor.
河流的沉积物逐渐使港口淤积
- sediment (n.) 1540s, "matter which settles at the bottom of water or other liquid," from Middle French sédiment (16c.) and directly from Latin sedimentum "a settling, sinking down," from stem of sedere "to settle, sit," from PIE root *sed- (1) "to sit."
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