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sump

美音:[sʌmp ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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n.污水坑,水坑,池,机油箱 v.挖深(渠道,井筒等)

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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