"sewage" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 污水

Definition

污水是透過管道和排水系統從家庭、工廠和建築物排出的髒水和廢棄物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Sewage”是不可數名詞，專指排出的污水，常搭配“處理”、“系統”、“廠”等詞，不用於乾淨水或一般生活垃圾。

Examples

The city treats its sewage before releasing it into the river.

城市在將**污水**排入河流前會先處理。

Many houses are connected to a sewage system.

許多房屋接入了**污水**系統。

Untreated sewage can pollute the environment.

未經處理的**污水**會污染環境。

There was a bad smell because some sewage pipes broke last night.

昨晚有些**污水**管道破裂了，所以有股難聞的味道。

Heavy rains caused sewage to overflow onto the streets.

大雨導致**污水**溢出到街道上。

It’s important not to pour chemicals down the drain since they end up in the sewage.

不要將化學品倒入排水管，因為最後會進入**污水**。