silt

silt

英 [sɪlt]
　　美 [sɪlt]

n. 淤泥，泥沙；煤粉；殘渣
　　vi. 淤塞，充塞；為淤泥堵塞
　　vt. 使淤塞；充塞

中文詞源：

silt 淤泥，淤沙，淤積，淤塞

來自古英語 sealt,鹽，詞源同 salt.原指海水沉積物，後引申詞義淤泥，淤沙，淤積，淤塞等。

例句：

1. Without huge investment the reservoirs will silt up.
如果沒有巨額投資的話，水庫肯定會淤塞。

2. During the annual floods the river deposits its silt on the fields.
每年河水泛濫時都會在田野上沉積一層淤泥.

3. The water contains fine silt.
水裡含有細泥沙.

4. The channel is almost choked with silt.
水渠裡淤瞭很多泥沙.

5. The river deposited silt at its mouth.
河口沉積瞭淤泥.