sediment
美音:
[´sedəmənt
]英音:
[´sedəmənt
]n.沉淀物,沉积
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sediment为短语/超纲词汇
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词根
sed,sess,sid=to sit(坐)
sediment
/'sedɪmənt; `sɛdəmənt/
n [U]
1 matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid 沉淀物
*a wine with a gritty sediment 有沙粒状沉淀物的葡萄酒.
2 matter (eg sand, gravel, mud, etc) carried by water or wind and deposited on the surface of the land 沉积物(如沙、砾石、泥等).
sediment
n [U and C]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin;Origin: sedimentum, from sedere 'to sit, sink down']
solid substances that settle at the bottom of a liquid
a thick layer of sediment
1. But contains steep, probably vertical, cliffs, and gentle sediment-covered terraces, 但其中包括陡峭的、乃至垂直的峭壁和沉积物覆盖的缓和的阶梯地带,
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