sewage

US: /ˈsuədʒ/, /ˈsuɪdʒ/
UK: /sˈuːɪd‍ʒ/


English Vietnamese dictionary


sewage /'sju:idʤ/
  • danh từ
    • nước cống, rác cống
    • ngoại động từ
      • bón tưới bằng nước cống; bón bằng rác cống

    Advanced English dictionary


    + noun
    [U] used water and waste substances that are produced by human bodies, that are carried away from houses and factories through special pipes (= SEWERS): a ban on the dumping of raw sewage (= that has not been treated with chemicals) at sea + sewage pipes / disposal

    Collocation dictionary


    ADJ.

    raw, untreated | treated

    VERB + SEWAGE

    dump, pump
    In some parts of the country raw sewage is pumped straight in the sea.
    | treat
    Sewage should be treated in a proper disposal system.

    SEWAGE + NOUN

    farm, plant, works | disposal, treatment | discharge, effluent, sludge | pollution