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

• The experiment results are meaningful for quantifying runoff and sediment reduction and deepening soil erosion mechanical process also.
  研究结果对定量评价草被减流减沙作用和深化土壤侵蚀力学过程有一定的参考意义。
• Scientists have found a large amount of lead in the sediment in the North sea.
  科学家们在北海的沉积物中发现了大量的铅。
• 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。
• Runoff and sediment yields are greatly affected by the type of land use.
  土地利用类型不同对产流产沙的影响程度不同。
• According to ADCP data and suspended sediment concentration, suspended sediment movement in the Yangtze River estuary is studied.
  摘要采用adcp实测水流资料与悬沙含量实测资料相结合的方法，对长江口悬沙运动进行分析。
• Suspended sediment is one of most important parameters for water quality.
  水体中悬浮泥沙的含量是最重要的水质参数之一。
• 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。
• And the temperature of producing gelatin and sediment is up to their types, thicknesses and heating speeds.
  而发生这种凝胶和沉淀的温度主要取决于他们的类型、浓度和加热速率。
• The deposition of sediment in channels decreases the channel capacity and the flood-carrying capacity.
  泥沙淤积在河道内，减少了河槽容量和泄洪能力。
• 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。