sewer 音标拼音: [s'uɚ]
n . 下水道,阴沟,裁缝师
vt . 用下水道排,安下水道于
下水道,阴沟,裁缝师用下水道排,安下水道於
sewer n 1 :
a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water [
synonym : {
sewer }, {
sewerage }, {
cloaca }]
2 :
someone who sews ; "
a sewer of fine gowns "
3 :
misfortune resulting in lost effort or money ; "
his career was in the gutter "; "
all that work went down the sewer ";
"
pensions are in the toilet " [
synonym : {
gutter }, {
sewer },
{
toilet }]
Sewer \
Sew "
er \,
n .
1 .
One who sews ,
or stitches .
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1913 Webster ]
2 . (
Zool .)
A small tortricid moth whose larva sews together the edges of a leaf by means of silk ;
as ,
the apple -
leaf sewer ({
Phoxopteris nubeculana })
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Sewer \
Sew "
er \,
n . [
OF .
sewiere ,
seuwiere ,
ultimately fr .
L .
ex out a derivative of aqua water ;
cf .
OF .
essevour a drain ,
essever ,
esseuwer ,
essiaver ,
to cause to flow ,
to drain ,
to flow ,
LL .
exaquatorium a channel through which water runs off .
Cf . {
Ewer }, {
Aquarium }.]
A drain or passage to carry off water and filth under ground ;
a subterraneous channel ,
particularly in cities .
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Sewer \
Sew "
er \,
n . [
Cf .
OE .
assewer ,
and asseour ,
OF .
asseour ,
F .
asseoir to seat ,
to set ,
L .
assidere to sit by ;
ad sedere to sit (
cf . {
Sit });
or cf .
OE .
sew pottage ,
sauce ,
boiled meat ,
AS .
se ['
a ]
w juice ,
Skr .
su to press out .]
Formerly ,
an upper servant ,
or household officer ,
who set on and removed the dishes at a feast ,
and who also brought water for the hands of the guests .
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1913 Webster ]
Then the sewer Poured water from a great and golden ewer ,
That from their hands to a silver caldron ran .
--
Chapman .
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1913 Webster ]
49 Moby Thesaurus words for "
sewer ":
Singer ,
abri ,
antre ,
bog ,
bunker ,
burrow ,
cave ,
cavern ,
cesspool ,
cloaca ,
cloaca maxima ,
cove ,
drain ,
dugout ,
dump ,
foxhole ,
garbage dump ,
garmentmaker ,
grot ,
grotto ,
gutter ,
headchute ,
hole ,
kennel ,
lair ,
marsh ,
mire ,
needleman ,
needler ,
needlewoman ,
needleworker ,
piscina ,
quagmire ,
scupper ,
seamster ,
seamstress ,
sempster ,
septic tank ,
sewing machine ,
sink ,
sluice ,
sough ,
subterrane ,
subway ,
sump ,
swamp ,
tailor ,
tunnel ,
warren
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