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alluvium

/uh-loo-vee-uhm/US // əˈlu vi əm //UK // (əˈluːvɪəm) //

冲积层,冲积物,沉积物,砂砾

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural al·lu·vi·ums, al·lu·vi·a [uh-loo-vee-uh]. /əˈlu vi ə/.

    • : a deposit of sand, mud, etc., formed by flowing water.
    • : the sedimentary matter deposited thus within recent times, especially in the valleys of large rivers.

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Examples

  • In his wanderings, he had panned the alluvium of many small streams and had recovered more than the usual amount of gold.

  • Perhaps the alluvium of a great river like the McKenzie, has determined this displacement.

  • The soil of Egypt is, then, simply an alluvium mixed with the sand which the winds bring from the Desert.

  • Alluvium, al-lū′vi-um, n. the mass of water-borne matter deposited by rivers on lower lands:—pl.

  • The shores of Lake St. Clair are formed of a fertile alluvium, resting on drift.