sew·er
noun/ˈsuːə(r)/
/ˈsuːər/
- an underground pipe that is used to carry sewage away from houses, factories, etc.
污水管；下水道；阴沟 - a sewer pipe/system
下水道管道/系统 - an open sewer (= a channel on the surface of the ground that is used to carry sewage)
排污明沟
Extra ExamplesTopics Buildingsc1- Much of the water runs away down the sewers.
大部分水都流入下水道。 - A network of sewer tunnels runs underneath the prison.
监狱下方有一个下水道网络。
Oxford Collocations DictionarySewer is used before these nouns:- line
- rat
- tunnel
- …
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a watercourse to drain marshy land): from Old Northern French seuwiere ‘channel to drain the overflow from a fish pond’, based on Latin ex- ‘out of’ + aqua ‘water’. - a sewer pipe/system