sludge

Word family nounsludgeadjectivesludgy

Related topics: Nature, Industry

sludge /slʌdʒ/ noun [uncountableU]

1. DNsoft thick mud, especially at the bottom of a liquid 〔尤指沉淀于液体底部的〕软泥，烂泥

2. TIRUBBISH/WASTEthe solid substance that is left when industrial waste or sewage (=the liquid waste from toilets) has been cleaned 工业污物；下水道淤泥

3. TTCRUBBISH/WASTEthick dirty oil in an engine 〔引擎中的〕油垢，油污，油泥

—sludgy adjectiveadj

Examples from the Corpus

sludge• H., once handed out bricks of dried sludge to City Council members at a budget meeting.• Incinerating sludge costs £9 a tonne and land disposal £3 a tonne.• A considerable amount of sludge comes from lime-soda-softening, the amount increasing with the hardness of the water.• For instance, he interfered with the hauling of sludge, causing sludge to back up at the plant, they said.• The resultant sludge is washed with twice its weight of water and then filtered.• Fully-digested sewage sludge is also used, with considerable success.• Sewage sludge and industrial waste will still enter the North Sea from Britain until 1998.• The sludge in the Cuisinart fills the condo with smells I remember from nature trails of my childhood.

Origin sludge

(1600-1700) Probably from slush

词汇	sludge
释义	sludge Word family nounsludgeadjectivesludgy Related topics: Nature, Industry sludge /slʌdʒ/ noun [uncountableU] 1. DNsoft thick mud, especially at the bottom of a liquid 〔尤指沉淀于液体底部的〕软泥，烂泥 2. TIRUBBISH/WASTEthe solid substance that is left when industrial waste or sewage (=the liquid waste from toilets) has been cleaned 工业污物；下水道淤泥 3. TTCRUBBISH/WASTEthick dirty oil in an engine 〔引擎中的〕油垢，油污，油泥 —sludgy adjectiveadj Examples from the Corpus sludge• H., once handed out bricks of dried sludge to City Council members at a budget meeting.• Incinerating sludge costs £9 a tonne and land disposal £3 a tonne.• A considerable amount of sludge comes from lime-soda-softening, the amount increasing with the hardness of the water.• For instance, he interfered with the hauling of sludge, causing sludge to back up at the plant, they said.• The resultant sludge is washed with twice its weight of water and then filtered.• Fully-digested sewage sludge is also used, with considerable success.• Sewage sludge and industrial waste will still enter the North Sea from Britain until 1998.• The sludge in the Cuisinart fills the condo with smells I remember from nature trails of my childhood. Origin sludge (1600-1700) Probably from slush
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