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sewerage

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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sew·er·age /ˈsjuːərɪdʒ, ˈsuː- $ ˈsuː-/ noun [uncountable]  TECthe system by which waste material and used water are carried away in sewers and then treated to stop them being harmful 污水处理系统;下水道系统
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sewerageHomes worth more than £212,000 will be charged a tax of £792, plus £162 for water and sewerage.Then add on the local charge for sewerage disposal.A modern sewerage works was built at Tudhoe Village.Decorations Typically in these places there was no sewerage, cholera was rampant.Ayia Marina has already put in a proper sewerage system.The problem is exacerbated because only 56 % of households have no proper sewerage connections.The choice of land disposal marks a change of heart for Strathclyde's sewerage director, Prof Tom Anderson.Engineers now realise that sewerage can not be technically viable without a large domestic water supply.
sew·er·age nounChineseSyllable
system and which waste material Corpus used by the water


sewerage
sewerage /ˈsjuːərɪdʒ, ˈsuː- $ ˈsuː-/ noun [uncountable]
the system by which waste material and used water are carried away in sewers and then treated to stop them being harmful


sew·er·ageBrE /ˈsuːərɪdʒ/ 🔊, also /ˈsjuːərɪdʒ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsuːərɪdʒ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the system by which sewage is carried away from houses, factories, etc. and is cleaned and made safe by adding chemicals to it 排水系统;污水处理