sedimentary 英 [sedɪ'mentrɪ]   美 [,sɛdɪ'mɛntri]

sedimentary

sedimentary  英 [sedɪ'mentrɪ] 美 [,sɛdɪ'mɛntri]

adj. 沉淀的 

The deposits eventually become pressed under sedimentary weight into stone. 这些沉积物最终被沉淀性的重量压成岩石。
Most of the oxygen in our air came from plants whose remains - or those of the animals that fed on them - became entombed in sedimentary rocks. 我们空气中大多数的氧气都是从那些深埋于沉积岩层中的植物的残骸,或者吃这些植物的动物的残骸释放的。

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  • adj. 沉淀的
  • 1. The deposits eventually become pressed under sedimentary weight into stone.

    这些沉积物最终被沉淀性的重量压成岩石。

  • 2. Most of the oxygen in our air came from plants whose remains - or those of the animals that fed on them - became entombed in sedimentary rocks.

    我们空气中大多数的氧气都是从那些深埋于沉积岩层中的植物的残骸,或者吃这些植物的动物的残骸释放的。

  • 3. If you were presenting a list of all forms of rock found on earth, it would contain the following three items: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic.

    如果要表示地球上存在的所有形式的石头的列表,则该列表将包含以下三项:熔灰岩、沉积岩 和变质岩。

  • sedimentary (adj.) 1764, from sediment + -ary. Sedimentary rock attested by 1830 (in Lyell). Sedimental (adj.) is recorded from c. 1600.
sedi·ment·ary / ˌsedɪˈmentri ; NAmE ˌsedɪˈmentri / adjective ( geology ) connected with or formed from the sand, stones, mud, etc. that settle at the bottom of lakes, etc. 沉积的;沉积形成的 sedimentary rocks 沉积岩 sedi·ment·ary / ˌsedɪˈmentri ; NAmE ˌsedɪˈmentri /
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