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sediment n.沉淀物 (1) 他把水桶倒空以清掉桶底的沉淀物。(2) 如果是拆卸下部加热元件，需要清除累积在内胆底部的沉淀物。 The noun sediment comes from the Latin word sedere, meaning “to settle,” or “sit.” Sediment is the little bits of solids that sink to the bottom of a container of liquid, whether that container is a body of water or a holding tank at a sewage treatment plant. Millions of years ago, lakes dried up and glaciers compressed their sediment. In this sedimentary rock, fossils are found, giving us clues about prehistoric life.

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英 ['sedɪmənt] 美 ['sedɪmənt] (1) He emptied out the water barrel to clear it of sediment.(2) If you are replacing the bottom element, remove the accumulated sediment on the bottom of the tank. 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. 1[N-VAR 可变名词]沉渣；沉淀物 Sediment is solid material that settles at the bottom of a liquid, especially earth and pieces of rock that have been carried along and then left somewhere by water, ice, or wind. Many organisms that die in the sea are soon buried by sediment.海洋里死亡的许多生物会很快被沉淀物掩埋。...ocean sediments.海洋沉淀物

英语单词	sediment
英美音标	英 ['sedɪmənt] 美 ['sedɪmənt]
中文释义	n.沉淀物
英语例句	(1) He emptied out the water barrel to clear it of sediment. (2) If you are replacing the bottom element, remove the accumulated sediment on the bottom of the tank.
中文例句	(1) 他把水桶倒空以清掉桶底的沉淀物。 (2) 如果是拆卸下部加热元件，需要清除累积在内胆底部的沉淀物。
vocabulary简明	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.
vocabulary扩展	The noun sediment comes from the Latin word sedere, meaning “to settle,” or “sit.” Sediment is the little bits of solids that sink to the bottom of a container of liquid, whether that container is a body of water or a holding tank at a sewage treatment plant. Millions of years ago, lakes dried up and glaciers compressed their sediment. In this sedimentary rock, fossils are found, giving us clues about prehistoric life.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-VAR 可变名词]沉渣；沉淀物 Sediment is solid material that settles at the bottom of a liquid, especially earth and pieces of rock that have been carried along and then left somewhere by water, ice, or wind. Many organisms that die in the sea are soon buried by sediment. 海洋里死亡的许多生物会很快被沉淀物掩埋。 ...ocean sediments. 海洋沉淀物

Sediment Bottom Water Settles Container Liquid 英 Sedɪmənt] 美