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。
使沉积;使沉淀
sedimented — past of sediment
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使沉积;使沉淀
to deposit material as sediment
The river sediments sand and silt.
这条河流沉淀沙子和淤泥。
使沉积;使沉淀
To deposit material as a sediment.
沉积;沉淀
To be deposited as a sediment.
作为沉积物沉积
deposit as a sediment
作为沉积物沉降
settle as sediment
sediment
Base
原形
sediments
3rd person
第三人称单数
sedimenting
-ing
现在分词
sedimented
Past
过去式
sedimented
Past participle
过去分词
The particles sediment rapidly.
这些颗粒迅速沉淀。
The river sedimented a layer of mud.
河流沉积了一层泥。
The process has sedimented the material.
这个过程已经使材料沉淀。
规则动词,通常用于科学语境。
Over time, the river sedimented large amounts of silt on the floodplain.
随着时间的推移,河流在洪泛区沉积了大量的淤泥。
The particles will sediment to the bottom of the test tube if left undisturbed.
如果不搅动,颗粒会沉淀到试管底部。
Heavy minerals often sediment first in a settling tank.
重矿物在沉淀池中往往首先沉淀。
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。
不及物动词,表示自行沉淀。
The particles sediment slowly.
这些颗粒缓慢沉淀。
表示以某种形式沉淀。
The material sediments as a fine layer.
这种物质沉淀成一层细层。
Not this
The sediment of the particles takes a long time.
Use this
The particles sediment slowly.
sediment 在这里是动词,表示“沉淀”,而误用作名词。应改为动词形式,主语用 particles,谓语用 sediment。
Not this
The sand was sedimented in the river.
Use this
The sand sedimented in the river.
sediment 作为不及物动词时,常用主动语态,而非被动语态。误用被动语态显得不自然,应去掉“was”。
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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。
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。
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。
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。
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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”。
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。
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/。
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