sump

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n. 污水坑, 水坑, 机油箱 [化] 污水槽

发音

US /sʌmp/

词形变化

sumps 复数 sumps sumped sumping sumps 三单 sumping 现在分词 sumped 过去式 sumped 过去分词

别名

sumph

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A hollow or pit into which liquid drains, such as a cesspool, cesspit or sink.

  2. 2.

    The lowest part of a mineshaft into which water drains.

  3. 3.

    A completely flooded cave passage, sometimes passable by diving.

  4. 4.

    The crankcase or oil reservoir of an internal combustion engine.

    汽车 交通
  5. 5.

    The pit at the lowest point in a circulating or drainage system (FM 55-501).

    航海 交通
  6. 6.

    An intentional depression around a drain or scupper that promotes drainage.

    商务 建筑 工程
  7. 7.

    A sudden or heavy fall of rain; a deluge.

    苏格兰
v.
  1. 1.

    Of a cave passage, to end in a sump, or to fill completely with water on occasion.

    不及物

    We discovered a new passage, but it sumped after 100 metres.

    This low passage sumps quickly after moderate rainfall.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

sink cesspool cesspit

上位词 3

well reservoir cistern

相关短语

sum up 计算...的总数, 概括, 总结 [法] 总结, 概述 sump pump [化] 污水泵 sump pit [化] 排液槽 sump pits sump pumps sump up sump oil sump tank [化] 废油罐 sump tanks dry sump wet sump

词源

From Middle English sompe, either from Middle Dutch somp, sump or Middle Low German sump from Old Saxon *sump, from Proto-West Germanic *sump, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *sumpaz. Doublet of swamp.

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