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单词 sludge
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sludge

The man was walking along a beach when he stepped into thick sludge.But she put it in the mixer and it turned out like a thick sludge.Instead it was a thick, hard sludge.An alternative cover story would have been the leak of toxic sludge from a factory in Hungary.The technology has been used on sewage sludge for more than a century and also produces a residue that is a valuable fertiliser.While the capital blames those upstream for limiting its flow, those downstream complain of the toxic sludge it deposits.It turns into thick sludge.She said that the snow and sludge had helped to boost sales of boots, while tablet computers and smartphones continued to sell well.

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sludge

British English: sludge NOUN
Sludge is thick mud, sewage, or industrial waste.
More than a million gallons of sludge has seeped into the water.
  • American English: sludge
  • Brazilian Portuguese: resíduo
  • Chinese: 淤泥
  • European Spanish: lodo residual
  • French: boue
  • German: Schlamm
  • Italian: fanghiglia
  • Japanese: へどろ
  • Korean: 진창
  • European Portuguese: resíduo
  • Latin American Spanish: lodo residual

(noun) 
Definition
any muddy or slushy sediment
All dumping of sludge will be banned.
Synonyms
sediment
ocean sediments
ooze
He thrust his hand into the ooze and brought out a large toad.
silt
The lake was almost solid with silt and vegetation.
mud
Their lorry got stuck in the mud.
muck
This congealed muck was interfering with the filter.
residue
slop
mire
the muck and mire of farmyards
slime
the muck and slime at the bottom of the pond
slush
slob (Irish)
dregs
gloop (informal)
Seeslime

Nearby words of
sludge

  • slow
  • slow down
  • slowly
  • sludge
  • slug
  • sluggish
  • sluggishness

Synonyms of 'sludge'

sludge

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of ooze
Definition
a soft thin mud, such as that found at the bottom of a lake, river, or sea
He thrust his hand into the ooze and brought out a large toad.
Synonyms
mud,
clay,
dirt,
muck,
silt,
sludge,
mire,
slime,
slob (Irish),
gloop (informal),
alluvium
in the sense of silt
Definition
a fine sediment of mud or clay deposited by moving water
The lake was almost solid with silt and vegetation.
Synonyms
sediment,
deposit,
residue,
ooze,
sludge,
alluvium
in the sense of slime
Definition
soft runny mud or any sticky substance esp. when disgusting or unpleasant
the muck and slime at the bottom of the pond
Synonyms
sludge,
ooze,
gunge (informal),
mud,
muck,
mire,
gunk (informal),
gloop (informal)
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