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sediment/ˈsedim(ə)nt/ n. & v.●n. 1 matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid; dregs 沉淀；沉渣 2 Geol. matter that is carried by water or wind and deposited on the surface of the land, and may in time become consolidated into rock 【地质】(由水或风带来的)沉积物(时间一长可能固化为岩石) ●v. tr. (as 作 sedimented adj.) 1a Geol. deposited as sediment 【地质】沉积的 b deep-rooted, long-established 根深蒂固的；久已确立的 sedimented radicalism 根深蒂固的激进主义 2 (of beer) having a sediment (啤酒)有沉淀的 □ sedimentary /-ˈment(ə)ri/ adj.□ sedimentation /-ˈteiʃ(ə)n/ n.[French sédiment or Latin sedimentum (as SEDILE)] |