sewer
英 ['suːə; 'sjuːə]
美 ['suɚ]
- n. 下水道；阴沟；裁缝师
- vt. 为…铺设污水管道；用下水道排除…的污水
- vi. 清洗污水管
助记提示
1. 谐音“疏哦、疏尔、馊哦”-----疏导污水哦、疏导馊水哦。
2. ewer => sewer.
3. ex- => es- => s- + ewer (大口水壶, 其本义就是“水”) => sewer "removal of water, something that makes water out".
4. 由此可以看出，ewer 与 sewer 是同源词，他们都源于拉丁语 aqua "water" (aquaria, fem. of aquarius "pertaining to water")，只是在进入法语后，在漫长的演化过程，被改得面目全非，最终就变成了今天的样子，而英语就是从法语中引入的，如果英语直接从拉丁语中引入的话，就应该是这样的：ewer => aquary, sewer => exaquary.
双语例句
- 1. The pond stank like a sewer.
- 池塘像阴沟一样散发着恶臭。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The stench from the sewer is indescribable.
- 下水道发出一股说不出的恶臭。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. They are tearing up the street to repair a sewer.
- 他们正挖开马路修下水道.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. Noxious gases had built up in the sewer.
- 下水道的有害气体越积越多.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. The sewer lines may then become clogged with inert materials.
- 废水管路可能被这种惰性物质堵塞.
来自辞典例句
