| 单词 | sump |
| 释义 | sump noun[C] uk/sʌmp/us/sʌmp/aholeorcontainer,especiallyin thelowerpartof anengine, into which aliquidthat is notneededcanflow 污水坑，集液池；（尤指发动机下部的）集油槽，油底壳The engine & engine parts
Examplesofsumpsump In this example,sumpadds up the elements of a list, but reports an error if any element is negative. From theCambridge English Corpus As it stands, a closure for fail will be allocated every timesumpis called. From theCambridge English Corpus For that purpose asumppump pumps the water to a distribution system located just above the soil. From theCambridge English Corpus Most of the mines as they have fallen into disuse have become sumps, from which the water percolates into the few mines that are working. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That comprises the radon-proof barrier, supplemented by asumpin case it should be necessary to draw the radon-laden air from beneath the building. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Usedsumpoil is one of the wastes being examined. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Thesumpis more effective, but it is usually more expensive, costing between £500 and £1,500 for a contractor-fitted system. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is the possibility of a school being used as a "sump" by the local authorities or schools which have opted out. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Private motorists, too, have in the past suffered knocked oil sumps and fractured silencers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Then it is not enough to dig a nearbysump. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not know what they did with thesumpoil and so forth—perhaps they just tipped it on the ground. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have allowed them to make our food market thesumpand dump for their surpluses, and no one can deny it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He may lose his exhaust pipe or break hissump. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am told that there is a growing practice of emptying oil sumps into drains in the gutter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In short, estuaries and tidal waters are thesumpand not a conduit of the flow system used in water management. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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