noun🔗Share沉淀物，淤泥 Solids separated from suspension in a liquid."The muddy water in the bottom of the rain barrel contained a lot of sludge. "雨水桶底部的浑水中含有大量的沉淀淤泥。substancematerialenvironmentchemistryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share污泥，淤泥。 A residual semi-solid material left from industrial, water treatment, or wastewater treatment processes."The water treatment plant had to dispose of tons of sludge after cleaning the city's wastewater. "污水处理厂在净化城市废水后，不得不处理数吨的污泥。materialsubstanceenvironmentutilityindustryprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share水垢，沉淀物。 A sediment of accumulated minerals in a steam boiler."The technician cleaned out the boiler's sludge to prevent it from damaging the machinery. "技术员清理了锅炉里的水垢和沉淀物，以防止它们损坏机器。materialsubstancegeologychemistrytechnicalindustryutilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share冰渣, 碎冰。 A mass of small pieces of ice on the surface of a body of water."The children threw snowballs made of icy sludge at each other by the frozen lake. "孩子们在结冰的湖边互相扔用冰渣做的雪球。weathernatureenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share污泥金属, 污泥摇滚 Sludge metal"The band's music was heavy and slow, a thick, guitar-driven sludge metal that shook the entire venue. "乐队的音乐沉重而缓慢，是一种厚重、以吉他为主导的污泥金属，震得整个场地都在颤抖。musicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share瘫坐， 懒散地坐着。 To slump or slouch."The tired student slumped in their chair, sludging through the last few hours of class. "疲惫的学生瘫坐在椅子里，懒懒散散地熬过最后几节课。bodyactionappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share滴落，慢慢地流。 To slop or drip slowly."The thick mud sludged off my boots as I walked into the house. "我走进屋子时，靴子上厚厚的泥浆慢慢地滴落下来。natureenvironmentsubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
