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单词 storm drain
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storm drain
noun[C]
uk
/ˈstɔːm ˌdreɪn/us
/ˈstɔːrm ˌdreɪn/
(USalsostorm sewer)
aholeorpipethattakesthewateraway when there is veryheavyrain:
雨水管，雨水道，排水沟
The floodwater came whenstormdrainscouldn'thandletheepicflow.洪水来的时候，暴雨排水沟无法处理如此巨大的流量。
Cleaningdetergentsaretoxicpollutantsoftenhoseddowndrivewaysand intostormdrains.清洁剂是有毒的污染物，经常被冲到车道上，进入排水沟。
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(Definition ofstorm drainfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

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A 28-year-old man became trapped when his foot was stuck in astormdrain.
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Over time the creek has been extensively modified and is now largely astormdrainthat flows about.
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Three pedestrian walkways cross over thestormdrainas well as the tracks.
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They eventually reached a stopping point at astormdrainnear a river, more than a mile from their starting point.
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In 1981 a burststormdrainwashed away the scoreboard and the bayward end zone of the football field.
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They are put in, but they are not taken into the localstormdrain, or, indeed, to anystormdrain.
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A concrete openstormdrainruns beneath the northbound platform.
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It also supports river hydraulic andstormdrainmodels.
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The three attack him, steal his keys, and throw them down thestormdrain.
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Once the material was dug out of the ditches that were known as scoop ditches, they were used as thestormdrainfor that road.
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Astormdrainbuilt in the 1970s along the east side of the former lagoon transported liquid contaminants to the pond.
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Examples of sources in this category include discharges from a sewage treatment plant, a factory, or a citystormdrain.
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Off-screenstormdrainscenes created many logistical challenges for the production team to overcome.
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Heavy development has narrowed certain stretches of the river until it resembles a largestormdrain.
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There was also a massivestormdrainsystem.
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