silt

/silt/ uk　 词频 #15872

托福 TOEFL英语专业八级

silt 是什么意思

中文释义

n. 淤泥

vt. 使淤塞

vi. 淤塞

英文释义

n. mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake

silt 的真实例句

以下例句摘自真实英文文章，看看 silt 在自然语境里怎么用：

Loess is wind-blown silt that formed during the last ice age as glaciers ground rocks into dust.

—— The Zhamanshin impact event was likely much more destructive than thought

I became a suspended bather, swimming through water so rich with silt that I couldn’t see below the surface.

—— On Learning About the Enslaved Men Who Dug South Carolina’s Lowcountry Canals

Within the basin, which was connected to a branch of the Nile, archaeologists found water and Nile silt, suggesting a symbolic association with Pelusius.

—— Archaeologists discover perfectly circular ancient Egyptian temple that may have been used for sacred water rituals

At the basin’s center, a square pedestal perhaps once supported a large statue of the god Pelusius, whose name means “mud” or “silt” in ancient Greek.

—— This Ancient God’s Name Was 'Mud.' Archaeologists Discovered a Water-Filled Temple Possibly Tied to Him in Egypt

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