sewers

英 [ˈsəʊəz]

美 [ˈsuərz]

n.  污水管; 下水道; 阴沟
sewer的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 污水管;下水道;阴沟
  Aseweris a large underground channel that carries waste matter and rain water away, usually to a place where it is treated and made harmless.
  1. ...the city's sewer system.
     城市排水系统
  2. ...open sewers.
     裸露的下水道

双语例句

• Rats infesting the sewers; streets that were infested with drugs.
  老鼠大量出没于下水道；大街上毒品泛滥。
• The sewers collected sewage and storm runoff and discharged it, untreated, into the harbour.
  污水和暴雨径流汇入下水道后被直接排入海港。
• They put in sewers around the residential districts.
  他们在住宅区周围修建了下水道。
• In 1997, 729 house owners responded and connected their premises to the new sewers.
  在一九九七年，有729名业主作出回应，把他们的处所的污水接驳至新的污水渠。
• Engineers build huge storm pipes or sewers to carry the storm water away, but these cause another problem.
  工程师们建造了巨大的雨水管或下水道来把暴雨雨水排出去，但是这些设施会引起另一个问题。
• To prevent access to sewers, flood discharge trench so limited room for maneuver.
  防止进入下水道、排洪沟等限制空间。
• They are laying new sewers along the road.
  他们正在沿路敷设新的排水管道。
• The sewers discharge out at sea.
  下水道的污水排入海里。
• The utility model is mainly suitable for areas without sewers or long-distance journeys.
  它主要适用于无下水道地区或长途旅行中。
• Once a year they have to flush the city's sewers.
  他们得每年一次冲洗市内的下水道。