effluent
US /ˈef.lu.ənt/
UK /ˈef.lu.ənt/
名词
1.
废水, 污水
liquid waste or sewage discharged into a river or the sea
示例:
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The factory was fined for discharging untreated effluent into the river.
该工厂因将未经处理的废水排入河流而被罚款。
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Contaminated effluent poses a serious threat to aquatic life.
受污染的废水对水生生物构成严重威胁。
形容词
1.
流出的, 排出的
flowing out or forth
示例:
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The effluent stream carried pollutants away from the industrial site.
流出的溪流将污染物带离工业区。
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The effluent gases from the volcano were monitored closely.
火山喷出的气体受到严密监测。
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