Word · Frequency #5512
sediment
使沉积;使沉淀
to deposit material as sediment
- 1.
To deposit material as a sediment.
使沉积;使沉淀
- 2.
To be deposited as a sediment.
沉积;沉淀
- 3.
deposit as a sediment
作为沉积物沉积
- 4.
settle as sediment
作为沉积物沉降
沉淀;沉积;沉积;沉淀;作为沉积物沉积;作为沉积物沉降
In use
Over time, the river sedimented large amounts of silt on the floodplain.
The particles will sediment to the bottom of the test tube if left undisturbed.
Heavy minerals often sediment first in a settling tank.
sediment something
及物动词,表示使某物沉淀。
The river sediments sand and silt.
这条河流沉淀沙子和淤泥。
something sediments
不及物动词,表示自行沉淀。
The particles sediment slowly.
这些颗粒缓慢沉淀。
sediment as something
表示以某种形式沉淀。
The material sediments as a fine layer.
Connections
Collocations
- sediment out
- 沉淀出来;作为沉积物沉降
- The fine clay gradually sedimented out of the water.细黏土逐渐从水中沉淀出来。
- sediment to the bottom
- 沉到底部;沉积在底部
- Heavy particles sediment to the bottom of the tank.较重的颗粒会沉积到罐底。
- sedimented material
- 沉积物质;沉积下来的物质
- Geologists collected sedimented material from the river mouth.地质学家从河口采集了沉积物质。
- be sedimented by
- 由……沉积而成
- The coastal plain was sedimented by long-term river deposition.这片沿海平原是由长期河流沉积作用形成的。
Synonyms
- deposit
- 使沉积;使淤积 · deposit 更常见、范围更广,也可指存款、放下等;sediment 作动词时专指泥沙等沉积成层。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想:泥沙沉到水底,一层层堆叠不动,就像在“底部安了家”——sediment 记作“沉底的门特”。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:科研论文、地质学教材、环境监测报告 sediment 作动词时通常用于学术或专业书面语,多出现在地质、水文、环境科学等场景中,表示沉积或使沉积;日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
element、ornament、pediment、sentiment 与 sediment 一样都有结尾的 /mənt/ 音,但重音在前面的音节,因此并不与 sediment 押韵。sedition 和 seduce 拼写上以 sed- 开头,但发音完全不同:/sɪˈdɪʃən/ 和 /sɪˈduːs/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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