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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• This paper assessed the sediment environment of soft marine clays and their physical and mechanical properties.
  本文对连云港浅层软土的沉积环境，物理力学性质和结构性进行探讨和分析。
• 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。
• 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。
• This is changeable and rapid rate of sediment production.
  这是种多变而快速的沉积作用。
• 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。
• The soil solute transport with surface runoff and sediment was greatly impacted by the soil texture and solute character.
  土壤质地和溶质性质对土壤溶质地表迁移过程有较大影响。