effluent
US /ˈef.lu.ənt/
UK /ˈef.lu.ənt/
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廢水, 污水
liquid waste or sewage discharged into a river or the sea
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The factory was fined for discharging untreated effluent into the river.
該工廠因將未經處理的廢水排入河流而被罰款。
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Contaminated effluent poses a serious threat to aquatic life.
受污染的廢水對水生生物構成嚴重威脅。
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流出的, 排出的
flowing out or forth
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The effluent stream carried pollutants away from the industrial site.
流出的溪流將污染物帶離工業區。
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The effluent gases from the volcano were monitored closely.
火山噴出的氣體受到嚴密監測。