sewer
noun /ˈsuːə(r)/
/ˈsuːər/
- an underground pipe that is used to carry sewage away from houses, factories, etc.
污水管；下水道；阴沟 - a sewer pipe/system
下水道/系统 - an open sewer (= a channel on the surface of the ground that is used to carry sewage)
排污明沟
Topics Buildingsc1- Much of the water runs away down the sewers.
许多水顺着下水道流走。 - A network of sewer tunnels runs underneath the prison.
监狱下面有一个下水道网络。
Collocations DictionarySewer is used before these nouns:- line
- rat
- tunnel
- …
词源Middle English (denoting a watercourse to drain marshy land): from Old Northern French seuwiere ‘channel to drain the overflow from a fish pond’, based on Latin ex- ‘out of’ + aqua ‘water’. - a sewer pipe/system