"silt" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 淤泥

Definition

淤泥是流水（如河流或洪水）攜帶並沈積的細軟泥土。它會讓水變得混濁，在沈積處形成肥沃土壤。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

「淤泥」主要用於科學、環境或地理語境，常見搭配如「淤泥沉積」、「富含淤泥」。不要和泛稱的「泥」或「沙」搞混。

Examples

The river brings silt to the farmland every year.

這條河每年都會為農田帶來**淤泥**。

After the flood, the streets were covered in silt.

洪水過後，街道上都覆蓋著**淤泥**。

Silt makes the lake water look brown and cloudy.

**淤泥**讓湖水看起來混濁且帶棕色。

The delta grew larger as more silt settled over time.

隨著越來越多**淤泥**沉積，三角洲變大了。

Fishermen complain that silt blocks their boats near the shore.

漁民抱怨**淤泥**擋住了他們靠岸的船。

My shoes got stuck in the silt when we tried to cross the river yesterday.

昨天我們嘗試過河時，我的鞋卡在了**淤泥**裡。