sewage
noun /ˈsuːɪdʒ/
/ˈsuːɪdʒ/
[uncountable]- used water and waste substances that are produced by human bodies, that are carried away from houses and factories through special pipes (= sewers)
（下水道的）污水，污物 - a ban on the dumping of raw sewage (= that has not been treated with chemicals) at sea
禁止把未经处理的污水排入海中 - sewage disposal
污水处理
Wordfinder- drain
- dump
- effluent
- exhaust
- fly-tip
- incinerator
- landfill
- rubbish
- sewage
- waste
- Sewage should be treated in a proper disposal system.
污水应通过合适的处理系统进行处理。 - a sewage treatment plant
污水处理厂
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- raw
- untreated
- treated
- …
- discharge
- dump
- pump
- …
- disposal
- treatment
- farm
- …
词源mid 19th cent.: from sewer, by substitution of the suffix -age. - a ban on the dumping of raw sewage (= that has not been treated with chemicals) at sea