| 单词 | silt |
| 释义 | silt (once / 5964 pages) nv Silt is the fine bits of clay and sand that become sediment settling at the bottom of a river or lake. If there's a lot of silt flowing in a river, it looks murky. Silt is the super-fine dirt that you might see at the bottom of a lake or river. When your feet touch silt it feels slimy, and once it’s stirred it up the water looks muddy. Where the Mississippi River enters the Gulf of Mexico, a lot of silt has been deposited and over time has built up a portion of land called the Mississippi Delta. The region surrounding this accumulation of silt is home to music called the Delta Blues. WORD FAMILYsilt: silted, silting, silts, silty USAGE EXAMPLESThis year, the excavation of an adjacent settlement preserved in the river silts threw open another window on to life in Bronze Age Britain. BBC(Dec 29, 2016) But officials suspect the silting is the result of the heavy rains and flooding that occurred in Houston earlier this year. Washington Times(Dec 21, 2016) The coast lies far to the south; the result of centuries of silt deposited by the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. The Guardian(Dec 16, 2016) 1n mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake Hyper dirt, soil the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock 2v become chocked with silt The river silted up Syn|Hyper silt up back up, choke, choke off, clog, clog up, congest, foul become or cause to become obstructed |
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