"cesspool" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 化粪池
• 污水池

Definition

化粪池是用于收集污水和废水的大型地下池或容器。也可指非常肮脏、混乱或充满不道德行为的地方。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

'Cesspool' 既用于字面意思（化粪池），也常用来形容肮脏混乱或充满腐败的场所（如'罪恶的温床'）。多用于批评语境，不用于描述个人。

Examples

The cesspool needs to be cleaned regularly.

**化粪池**需要定期清理。

They built a new cesspool behind the house.

他们在房子后建了一个新的**化粪池**。

The smell from the cesspool was very strong.

**化粪池**散发出很大的气味。

That abandoned building has turned into a cesspool of crime.

那座废弃的大楼已经变成了**犯罪的温床**。

The internet can sometimes feel like a cesspool of negativity.

互联网有时感觉像是**充满负面情绪的污水池**。

For years, the river was a cesspool for all the city's waste.

多年来，这条河成了全市垃圾的**污水池**。