| 单词 | ponded | 
| 释义 | pondedadj. 1.  Of fish: kept or confined in a pond. rare before late 20th cent. ΚΠ 1589    W. Warner Albions Eng. 		(new ed.)	  v. xxvii. 120  				The Citizens, like ponned Pykes, the lessers feede the greate. 1992    S. A. Wawrytko tr.  T'ao Ch'ien in  Chung-Hwa Buddhist Jrnl. July 357  				The ponded fish mourns for past depths. 2000    Herbert River Express 		(Nexis)	 17 Aug. 1  				Attention appears to be focused on the ponded fish rather than the wild stock.  2.  Of water: that has been formed into ponds; enclosed, dammed up. Also  ponded-up. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > lake > pond > 			[adjective]		 > dammed into ponded1697 1697    R. Pierce Bath Mem.  ii. i. 251  				There is..some Ponded Water also in the little Ditches. ?1732    F. Squire West Country Farmer II.  ii. 37  				A small quantity of Ponded Water will cause a Quagmire. 1795    Laws State N.Y. 23  				All persons whose meadows or sedges may be injured, damaged or destroyed by the waters so ponded-up. 1838    M. Howitt Birds & Flowers 20  				Where mountain-torrents run and moan, Or ponded waters sleep. 1900    Westm. Gaz. 10 July 1/3  				The cutting of a channel..set free at first an enormous quantity of ponded-up water. 1937    G. Sykes Delta, Estuary, & Lower Portion Colorado River 12  				The water..is partially clarified by having remained for a certain length of time in the ponded section of the river. 2002    Science 		(Nexis)	 21 June 2209  				Such water gaps are usually created by ponded water overflowing a drainage divide.  3.  Of a sewage filter: under a depth of liquid owing to blockage. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > sanitation > provision of sewers > sewage treatment > 			[adjective]		 > blocked (of filter) ponded1940 1940    K. Imhoff  & G. M. Fair Sewage Treatm. vi. 106  				Psychode prefers an open bed and Achorutes a ponded surface. 1967    Jrnl. Inst. Public Health Engineers 66 170  				This large accumulation of film did not affect the performance of the filters very markedly, even though at times the surfaces of both were quite badly ponded. 1986    L. K. Wang et al.  in  L. K. Wang  & N. C. Pereira Handbk. Environmental Engin. III. viii. 378  				The ponded filter occurs when strong wastes are applied at low hydraulic rates. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). <  | 
	
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