sludge

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sludge /slʌdʒ/ noun [uncountable]  1. DNsoft thick mud, especially at the bottom of a liquid 〔尤指沉淀于液体底部的〕软泥，烂泥2. TIRUBBISH/WASTEthe solid substance that is left when industrial waste or sewage (=the liquid waste from toilets) has been cleaned 工业污物；下水道淤泥3. TTCRUBBISH/WASTEthick dirty oil in an engine 〔引擎中的〕油垢，油污，油泥 —sludgy adjective

Examples from the Corpus

sludge• H., once handed out bricks of dried sludge to City Council members at a budget meeting.• Incinerating sludge costs £9 a tonne and land disposal £3 a tonne.• A considerable amount of sludge comes from lime-soda-softening, the amount increasing with the hardness of the water.• For instance, he interfered with the hauling of sludge, causing sludge to back up at the plant, they said.• The resultant sludge is washed with twice its weight of water and then filtered.• Fully-digested sewage sludge is also used, with considerable success.• Sewage sludge and industrial waste will still enter the North Sea from Britain until 1998.• The sludge in the Cuisinart fills the condo with smells I remember from nature trails of my childhood.Origin sludge (1600-1700) Probably from slush

sludge nounChinese  

a liquid of at the soft mud, thick Corpus especially bottom

sludge
sludge /slʌdʒ/ noun [uncountable]1. soft thick mud, especially at the bottom of a liquid
2. the solid substance that is left when industrial waste or sewage (=the liquid waste from toilets) has been cleaned
3. thick dirty oil in an engine
—sludgy adjective

sludgeBrE /slʌdʒ/ 🔊NAmE /slʌdʒ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] thick, soft, wet mud or a substance that looks like it 烂泥；淤泥；烂泥状沉积物 SYN slime ◆There was some sludge at the bottom of the tank. 油箱底有油泥。🔊🔊industrial or human waste that has been treated 工业淤泥；工业污泥；生活污物◆industrial sludge工业淤泥◆the use of sewage sludge as a fertilizer on farm land把下水道污泥用作农田肥料的做法