effluent

a. 流出的, 射出的 n. 流出物, 由河湖等流出之水流

发音

UK /ˈɛfluːənt/
其它
US /ˈɛfluənt/

词形变化

effluents 复数 effluents

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A stream that flows out, such as from a lake or reservoir; an outflow; effluence.

    可数 不可数

    The landscape was dotted with reservoirs and many many effluent streams.

  2. 2.

    Sewage or waste water discharged into a natural body of water.

    废水

    污水

    脏水

    不可数 可数

    Residents have little control over the industrial effluent that pollutes their rivers.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Flowing out; outflowing.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

wastewater

上位词 2

waste waste product

整体词 2

sewage sewerage
形容词

同义词 1

outflowing

近义相关 1

outgoing

词源

From French effluent, from Latin effluens, effluentis. By surface analysis, e- + fluent.

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