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Septic Tank Connected Waste Infected 英 Septɪk] 美 Septɪk

英语单词 septic
英美音标 英 ['septɪk] 美 ['septɪk]
中文释义 adj.腐败的;败血的
英语例句 (1) I put him in the septic tank.
(2) The leading cause of death was septic shock.
中文例句 (1) 我把他丢进了化粪池里。
(2) 其主要死因为败血性休克。
vocabulary简明 Septic is connected to dangerous waste products. If your house is not connected to your town or city's sewer, your waste from drains and toilets goes into a septic tank.
vocabulary扩展 Derived from a Greek word meaning "rotten," septic can indicate that something is infected. When a hospital patient goes into "septic shock," it means that their body, wracked by an infection, is starting to fail. People in septic shock are victims of a condition called sepsis.
柯林斯解释
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[ADJ 形容词](伤口或身体部位)受感染的,感染病菌的 If a wound or a part of your body becomes septic, it becomes infected.
  • A flake of plaster from the ceiling fell into his eye, which became septic.

    天花板上的一小片熟石膏掉到他眼里,致使他的眼睛感染了。

  • ...a septic toe.

    受感染的脚趾

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