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). < adj.1589 |
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