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    septic tank

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Daily life
    ˌseptic ˈtank noun [countable]  Da large container under the ground, for holding human waste from toilets 化粪池
    Examples from the Corpus
    septic tank• It was just a septic tank.• This system is used with a septic tank and soakaway if space is available.• A burst septic tank is believed to have triggered the landslide.• Everywhere, it was like an over-flowing septic tank or something rotting.
    ˌseptic ˈtank nounChineseSyllable
    for Corpus large human a under the ground, container holding


    septic tank
    ˌseptic ˈtank noun [countable]
    a large container under the ground, for holding human waste from toilets


    septic tankBrE /ˌseptɪk ˈtæŋk/ 🔊NAmE /ˌseptɪk ˈtæŋk/ 🔊 nouna large container, usually underground, that holds human waste from toilets until the action of bacteria makes it liquid enough to be absorbed by the ground 化粪池