sanitation
🇬🇧 UK/sæni'teiʃәn/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLB2
Definitions
n.
The system and practice of maintaining public health through clean water, waste disposal, and hygienic conditions
(公共)卫生设施;环境卫生管理
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedsanitroot
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ationact, process, state
=sanitation
Common Collocations
- 1.sanitation system卫生系统
- 2.basic sanitation基本卫生设施
- 3.poor sanitation卫生条件差
- 4.sanitation worker环卫工人
Example Sentences
- 1.
Poor sanitation in the refugee camp led to a serious outbreak of cholera.
- 2.
The government invested heavily in sanitation infrastructure to improve public health.
- 3.
Access to clean water and basic sanitation remains a challenge in many rural areas.