sediment

英 [ˈsedɪmənt]

美 [ˈsedɪmənt]

n.  沉淀物; 沉积物

复数：sediments　

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牛津词典

noun

• 沉淀物
  the solid material that settles at the bottom of a liquid
• 沉积物
  sand, stones, mud, etc. carried by water or wind and left, for example, on the bottom of a lake, river, etc.

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 沉渣;沉淀物
  Sedimentis solid material that settles at the bottom of a liquid, especially earth and pieces of rock that have been carried along and then left somewhere by water, ice, or wind.
  1. Many organisms that die in the sea are soon buried by sediment.
     海洋里死亡的许多生物会很快被沉淀物掩埋。
  2. ...ocean sediments.
     海洋沉淀物

英英释义

noun

• matter that has been deposited by some natural process
  Synonym:deposit

verb

• settle as sediment
• deposit as a sediment

双语例句

• This sediment will then probably be formed into a folded and imbricated structure.
  然后这些沉积物可能形成褶皱和叠瓦构造。
• But contaminated sediment and marine organisms also seem to be involved.
  然而似乎也牵涉到遭受污染的沉积物和海洋有机物。
• Wetland design can moderate peak flow rate and volume of runoff discharge and sediment deposition during precipitation events.
  湿地项目可以缓和雨洪峰值流率及降水过程中的径流排放量和沉淀量。
• In mobile bed experiments, the measurement of sediment concentration needs to be real-time and accurate.
  动床河工模型试验中，需要对泥沙浓度进行实时和精确的测量。
• There is some sediment in the ink.
  墨水沉淀了。
• Finally the authors analyze the progress of evolution and development about basin sediment.
  分析了盆地沉积演化发展过程。
• They also protect watercourses and maintain water quality by reducing sediment and filtering pollutants.
  他们还可以保护河道，并通过减少沉积物和过滤污染物保持水质。
• Use the microscope to study microorganisms in the water and in the sediment.
  用显微镜观察水中和砂泥中的微生物的种类及密度。
• Test studies on starting and transport pattern of sediment of Tonggu Shallows were performed.
  对铜鼓浅滩泥沙的起动、运移形态进行了试验研究。
• This is changeable and rapid rate of sediment production.
  这是种多变而快速的沉积作用。