sediment

英 [ˈsedɪmənt]

美 [ˈsedɪmənt]

n.  沉淀物; 沉积物

复数：sediments　

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牛津词典

noun

• 沉淀物
  the solid material that settles at the bottom of a liquid
• 沉积物
  sand, stones, mud, etc. carried by water or wind and left, for example, on the bottom of a lake, river, etc.

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 沉渣;沉淀物
  Sedimentis 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.
  1. 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。
  2. ...ocean sediments.
     海洋沉淀物

英英释义

noun

• matter that has been deposited by some natural process
  Synonym:deposit

verb

• settle as sediment
• deposit as a sediment

双语例句

• According to ADCP data and suspended sediment concentration, suspended sediment movement in the Yangtze River estuary is studied.
  摘要采用adcp实测水流资料与悬沙含量实测资料相结合的方法，对长江口悬沙运动进行分析。
• The inhibition of copper ion on nitrification activity of nitrifying bacteria in sediment and activated sludge were studied.
  研究了铜离子对底泥和活性污泥硝化活性的抑制作用的差异。
• The distribution and composition of sterol compounds were determined in22 surface sediment samples collected from Bohai Bay and Jiaozhou Bay.
  测定了渤海湾和胶州湾22个表层沉积物样品中甾醇类化合物的含量，分析了其分布特征和来源。
• The experiment results are meaningful for quantifying runoff and sediment reduction and deepening soil erosion mechanical process also.
  研究结果对定量评价草被减流减沙作用和深化土壤侵蚀力学过程有一定的参考意义。
• Scientists have found a large amount of lead in the sediment in the North sea.
  科学家们在北海的沉积物中发现了大量的铅。
• There is some sediment in the ink.
  墨水沉淀了。
• This sediment will then probably be formed into a folded and imbricated structure.
  然后这些沉积物可能形成褶皱和叠瓦构造。
• Test studies on starting and transport pattern of sediment of Tonggu Shallows were performed.
  对铜鼓浅滩泥沙的起动、运移形态进行了试验研究。
• The development of sequence can be controlled by three factors, namely tectonic subsidence, sediment supply and climate.
  层序发育的影响因素可分为构造沉降、沉积物供给和气候因素。
• The deposition of sediment in channels decreases the channel capacity and the flood-carrying capacity.
  泥沙淤积在河道内，减少了河槽容量和泄洪能力。