sump
美音:
[sʌmp
]英音:
[sʌmp
]n.污水坑,水坑,池,机油箱 v.挖深(渠道,井筒等)
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sump为短语/超纲词汇
sump
/sʌmp; sʌmp/
n
1 casing under an engine holding the lubricating oil (发动机下面的)润滑油箱.
2 cavity or hollow area into which waste liquid drains 污水坑; 聚水坑.
sump
n[C][
Date: 1600-1700;
Origin: sump
'swamp' (15-20 centuries), from
Middle Dutch somp or
Middle Low German sump
'wet ground']
the lowest part of a
drainage system, where liquids or wastes remain
BrE the part of an engine that contains the supply of oil
American Equivalent:
oil pan