| 单词 | effluent |
| 释义 | effluent (once / 11761 pages) nadj If a local company is accused of dumping effluent into the water supply, then you'd better stock up on bottled water. Effluent is sewage or other waste that’s dumped into water. Effluent traces back to a Latin word meaning “flowing out,” and as an adjective the word can still be used in that sense. An effluent stream is one whose water is continually flowing out of the ground, from a spring or other source. But the noun form of effluent refers to waste of some kind that’s been mixed with water. If effluent is released, it can contaminate a water supply. Gross. WORD FAMILYeffluent: effluence, effluents+/effluence: effluences USAGE EXAMPLESLearning about the body’s many excretions, secretions and suppurations in medical school, I realized that each medical specialty has its own essential effluent. Washington Post(Nov 22, 2016) In 2015, the city committed to use treated effluent from the Dairy Farmers of America milk drying plant that is under construction in Garden City. Washington Times(Nov 25, 2016) The community has also built septic tanks in dozens of the small homes, ensuring effluent is not poured untreated into the river. The Guardian(Nov 24, 2016) 1n water mixed with waste matter Syn|Hyper sewer water, wastewater waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted 2adj that is flowing outward Syn outflowing outgoing leaving a place or a position |
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