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slurry

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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slur·ry /ˈslʌri $ ˈslɜːri/ noun [uncountable]  TIRUBBISH/WASTEa mixture of water and mud, coal, or animal waste 泥浆,淤浆〔水和泥、煤或牲畜粪便的混合物〕
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slurryThe result is a mixture of solids and liquid called a slurry. 3.The mix forms a slurry which is rolled out and heated to remove water, then thickened into a solid strip.In the South-West, 90 polluters were fined a total of £23,000, mostly for illegally high discharges of agricultural slurry.Be sure not to damage the main surfaces by scratching with the paper or when wiping away the slurry.The middle aged man was pulled from the slurry tank by firemen.The disadvantage, however, is that odour is regenerated if the treated slurry is stored following aeration.The third configuration Considers mixing gas with a coal-water slurry.The wet slurry was then dug out and taken in barrows to be spread over drying ovens.
Origin slurry (1400-1500) slur thin mud; → SLUR1
slur·ry nounChineseSyllable
mud, a Corpus mixture animal and water coal, of waste or


slurry
slurry /ˈslʌri $ ˈslɜːri/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1400-1500
 Origin: slur 'thin mud'; slur1
a mixture of water and mud, coal, or animal waste


slurryBrE /ˈslʌri/ 🔊NAmE /ˈslɜːri/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a thick liquid consisting of water mixed with animal waste, clay, coal dust or cement (由水和动物粪便、土、煤末或水泥等分别混合而成的)粪浆,泥浆,浆料