[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]淤泥;泥沙Silt is fine sand, soil, or mud which is carried along by a river.
The lake was almost solid with silt and vegetation.
湖里几乎快被淤泥和植物填满了。
相关词组:
silt up
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silt/sɪlt; NAmEsɪlt/
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siltsiltssiltedsiltingnoun[uncountable ]sand, mud, etc. that is carried by flowing water and is left at the mouth of a river or in a harbour(沉积在河口或港口的)泥沙,淤泥,粉沙▶siltysiltysiltiersiltiest/; NAmE/adjective◆silty soils粉砂土verbPHRASAL VERBˌsilt sth↔ˈup | ˌsilt ˈupto block sth with silt;to become blocked with silt(使)淤塞◆Sand has silted up the river delta.泥沙把这条河的三角洲淤塞了。◆The harbour has now silted up.港口现已淤塞。silt/sɪlt; NAmEsɪlt/silty/; NAmE/
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siltsilt1 /sɪlt/ noun [uncountable]
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sand, mud, soil etc that is carried in water and then settles at a bend in a river, an entrance to a port etc
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silt up phrasal verbif something silts up or is silted up, it becomes filled with silt: The old harbour silted up years ago.
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