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sewer noun
⇨ drain drain noun drain ♦︎ sewer ♦︎ gutterThese are all words for a pipe or channel that waste water can flow through. 这些词均表示下水道或污水沟。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆an open drain / sewer◆a drain / gutter is blocked◆a drain / sewer / gutter runs down / along sth■ drain [countable] a pipe that carries away dirty water or other liquid waste 下水道；排水管◆We had to call in a plumber to unblock the drain.我们只得叫管子工来疏通下水道。◆The drains (= the system of pipes) date from the beginning of the last century.这套排水系统从上世纪初就有了。 see also drain ⇨ pump verb ■ sewer /ˈsuːə(r), BrE also ˈsjuːə(r)/ [countable] an underground pipe that is used to carry sewage (= used water and waste substances that are produced by human bodies) away from houses and other buildings 污水管；下水道；阴沟◆Drainage in the village was very poor, with open sewers (= not underground) and gutters.村里的排水设施很差，下水道和路旁排水沟都是明沟。■ gutter [countable] a long piece of curved metal or plastic that is fixed under the edge of a roof to carry away the water when it rains; the area between the main part of a road and a pavement where water collects and is carried to drains 檐沟；天沟；路旁排水沟◆A leaking gutter can be repaired quickly and at minimal cost.漏水檐沟的修理工作耗时短，费用低。◆I stepped off the pavement and walked in the gutter.我偏离了人行道，走在排水沟里。 |