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sewer

🇬🇧 UK/'su:ә/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

An underground pipe or channel that carries away waste water and sewage.

下水道；排污管道

v.

To provide a place with a system of sewers.

为……铺设下水道

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
sewerother
=sewer

Common Collocations

  • 1.sewer pipe排污管道
  • 2.sewer system下水道系统
  • 3.storm sewer雨水排水道
  • 4.sewer drain排水沟

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Workers had to descend into the sewer to repair the broken pipe.

  • 2.

    Heavy rainfall caused the sewer to overflow, flooding several streets.

  • 3.

    The city's aging sewer system is in desperate need of modernization.

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