Word · Frequency #16643
sewerages
污水
sewerages is the plural of sewerage.
waste matter carried away in sewers or drains
- 1.
A network of sewer pipes that geographically transfers wastewater; a sewer system.
转移废水的下水道管网;下水道系统。
排水管;污水管;转移废水的下水道管网;下水道系统。;排水设备;污水;[化] 污水
In use
Untreated sewerage must not be discharged into rivers.
The treatment plant removes harmful chemicals from the sewerage before releasing the water into the lake.
A blocked drain caused raw sewerage to seep into the basement.
sewerage + noun
sewerage 常与 system, facilities, network 等连用。
The city is upgrading its sewerage system.
该市正在升级其排水系统。
verb + sewerage
常见动词有 treat, connect to, discharge 等。
They treat the sewerage before releasing it into the river.
他们在将污水排入河流之前进行处理。
adjective + sewerage
常用形容词有 public, municipal, urban 等。
The municipal sewerage is inadequate for the growing population.
市政污水系统不足以应对增长的人口。
Common mistakes
The sewerage contains harmful bacteria.The sewage contains harmful bacteria.
混淆了'sewerage'(排水系统)和'sewage'(污水)。'sewerage'指管道系统,而'sewage'指废水本身。
There are two sewerages in this area.There are two sewerage systems in this area.
错误地将'sewerage'当作可数名词使用。'sewerage'通常不可数,需加'system'等词表示具体数量。
Connections
Collocations
- sewerage system
- 下水道系统
- The town's sewerage system is over a hundred years old.这个城镇的下水道系统已有一百多年的历史。
- sewerage network
- 下水道管网
- The old sewerage network cannot cope with heavy rain.旧的下水道管网无法应对暴雨。
- sewerage infrastructure
- 下水道基础设施
- The government plans to invest in new sewerage infrastructure.政府计划投资新的下水道基础设施。
- sewerage services
- 下水道服务
- The utility company provides sewerage services to the whole city.这家公用事业公司为全城提供下水道服务。
- mains sewerage
- 公共下水道
- Houses in the village are not connected to mains sewerage.村里的房子没有接入公共下水道。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 sewer(下水道)加 -age 看成一套管网:sewerage 是运废水的管道系统,不是污水本身。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:市政工程、环境工程、政府文件 sewerage 属于正式用词,多用于市政工程、环境工程或官方文件中;日常口语中通常直接用 sewer system 或 sewers。
Pronunciation & Spelling
sewerage (/ˈsuːərɪdʒ/) 没有常用词与它完全押韵。sewage (/ˈsuːɪdʒ/) 和 sewer (下水道, /ˈsuːər/) 开头都读 /suː/,但结尾不同,不是押韵;sew (/soʊ/) 拼写开头相似,但读音完全不一样,不要混淆。另注意 sewer 指‘缝纫者’时读 /ˈsoʊər/。average、beverage、coverage 都以 -erage 拼写结尾,读音也以 /ərɪdʒ/ 结尾,但重读元音不同,属于形似词而非押韵词。
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