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waste water

/weyst-waw-ter, -wot-er/US // ˈweɪstˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər //

废水,污水,废弃的水,污水处理

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : water that has been used in washing, flushing, manufacturing, etc.; sewage.

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Examples

  • Fluoride first entered an American water supply through a rather inelegant technocratic scheme.

  • When cities started adding chlorine to their water supplies, in the early 1900s, it set off public outcry.

  • Before anti-vaxxers, there were anti-fluoriders: a group who spread fear about the anti-tooth decay agent added to drinking water.

  • Placed in drinking water, fluoride can serve people who otherwise have poor access to dental care.

  • In secret, before the referendum, the council went ahead and fluoridated the water anyway.

  • Urbanity ushers in water that needs no apology, and gives a zest to the worst vintage.

  • It is the principal waste-product of metabolism, and constitutes about one-half of all the solids excreted—about 30 gm.

  • The two women had no intention of bathing; they had just strolled down to the beach for a walk and to be alone and near the water.

  • Mrs. Woodbury paints in oils and water-colors; the latter are genre scenes, and among them are several Dutch subjects.

  • But there was a breeze blowing, a choppy, stiff wind that whipped the water into froth.