| 单词 | drainage |
| 释义 | drainage (dreɪnɪdʒ ) uncountable noun Drainage is the system or process by which water or other liquids are drained from a place. Line the pots with pebbles to ensure good drainage. The drainage system has collapsed because of too much rain. Synonyms: sewerage, waste, sewage Collocations: drainage network The expansion includes airfield hard standing and paved areas, lighting, fuel network systems and storm water drainage network. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In order to adapt, the city has resorted to dredging its rivers and improving its drainage network. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In contrast, during interglacial and interstadial periods, more effective coupling occurred between the surface drainage network and the internal karst drainage system. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The village has excellent water distribution and drainage network. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Understanding the drainage network in these extensional setting allows geologist to better identify lateral and vertical depositional facies. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For example, a one-way valve in the drainage pipe can stop sewage backing up into the house. Times, Sunday Times This helps to load all portions of the drainage pipe more evenly and extends the drainage field life by preventing premature clogging. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They attributed it to a burst drainage pipe and estimated it could cost $1 million to repair. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Large pores serve as water drainage pipe to allow the excessive water pass through the soil, during the heavy rains. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Heavy rain, surface flooding and leaking drainage pipes can trigger the collapse of normally stable cavities hidden beneath the surface. Times, Sunday Times The error came to light during an investigation into a drainage problem. Times, Sunday Times You really need details of the underground drainage problem, as this may be particular to your house and may not have been satisfactorily resolved. Times, Sunday Times The flooding and drainage problem of the city requires for both short-term and long-term solutions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, if the acid mine drainage problem were remedied, it would be capable of serving as a recreational trout stream. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Winter rains aggravated the severe drainage problem in the region and the entire base became a quagmire of slippery clay. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Plans were drawn up for a huge drainage project that would cost the best part of £20 million and take a couple of years to complete. Times,Sunday Times But if we hadn't undertaken this drainage project, there would have been no chance of playing at all after the rain we had. Times, Sunday Times This effort was considered to be the largest drainage project of its time. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The company had hoped to raise enough money from the lumber to continue the drainage project, but found it impossible to produce the lumber profitably. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The new land made available by the drainage project brought a rush of new settlers in the late 1940-1950s. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Problems arose after the installation of a new undersoil drainage system over the summer. Times, Sunday Times (2015) There is no electricity or drainage system on site. Times, Sunday Times (2009) For modern farming a substantial improvement of the drainage system is considered essential. Rural Land-Use Planning in Developed Nations (1989) Grade I listed and needs work on tower and spire, a new gutter and drainage system. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Active tectonics in this region have greatly influenced the drainage system and geomorphic expressions. 2012, 'Appraisal of active tectonics in Hindu Kush: Insights from DEM derived geomorphic indices and drainage analysis', Geoscience Frontiers At the same time, the tunnel vault was rehabilitated, while the drainage tunnel was rebuilt. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Often thought to be a railway tunnel, it was actually constructed only as a drainage tunnel so that water can be removed from the farmlands. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It boasted a vast system of canals and flumes, its 7,800-foot drainage tunnel was termed a feat of engineering skill. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This required building a drainage tunnel and delayed work for eighteen months. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Rather, the dam was designed with ten seepage pipes that drain into a drainage tunnel passing through the dam's three spillways. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They catch plant foods to reduce loss in drainage water and unlock nutrients in the soil, such as phosphates, which are not freely available. The Sun They include title documents, local authority searches, drainage water searches, a property information questionnaire completed by vendors and a reply to standard inquiries by purchasers' solicitors. Times, Sunday Times Small rivers can be found throughout the area, which are fed by drainage water from the mountains. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Additional smaller pumping stations were built to add drainage water to the canal from areas along its length. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Furthermore, it aimed to increase the re-use of drainage water and the use of groundwater. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Mix a soil-based compost with plenty of grit to give good drainage. The Sun (2006) Few of them are fussy about soil as long as they have good drainage. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Raise pots on bricks or pot feet to guarantee good drainage and to stop them freezing to the ground. Times, Sunday Times (2016) All the plant asks is good drainage, a bright windowsill and a cool room in winter. Times, Sunday Times (2016) They perform best in exceptionally mild gardens with good drainage. Times, Sunday Times (2008) To improve drainage, spike with a garden fork, pushing the tines down at least 15cm (6in), and rock the fork back and forth. The Sun Add some grit when planting to improve drainage, or grow in a pot. Times, Sunday Times Improve drainage if required by digging in plenty of grit. Times, Sunday Times Patio containers easily become waterlogged, so push slips of stone or tile beneath any pots to improve drainage. Times, Sunday Times Improve drainage and add lime to help check the spread of the disease. The Sun Conifer forests were planted and land drainage became common, so streams dried up and ran as flood water quickly off the land. Times, Sunday Times The loss of mixed agriculture and land drainage have been particularly damaging. Times, Sunday Times He had pleaded guilty previously to contravening land drainage laws by interfering with the sluice. Times, Sunday Times Farmers have been clamouring for action to reduce flooding and improve agricultural land drainage after localised but sometimes devastating rainfall in the last 12 months. Times, Sunday Times Land drainage 'contains the seeds of its own destruction', by forcing rivers 'out of control' and causing estuaries to silt up, preventing the escape of floodwaters. Times, Sunday Times The treatment itself is like reflexology for the face, with elements of cranial osteopathy and lymphatic drainage. Times, Sunday Times (2007) It is a no-nonsense mix of lymphatic drainage massage and the unplugging of every last blackhead. Times, Sunday Times (2006) I'll also get on my rebounder, which is a mini trampoline: it's energising and great for lymphatic drainage. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Then they go in with lymphatic drainage massage. Times, Sunday Times (2015) It's something to do with improving lymphatic drainage. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The most recent floods have resulted from poor drainage. Times, Sunday Times These plants do not like very wet soil conditions or poor drainage. The Sun It had poor access, poor drainage and no refrigeration, and processed perhaps 20 cattle and 100 lambs a week. Times, Sunday Times Though scientists had not yet identified the germs that caused these diseases, even casual observers understood that illness spread in places with poor drainage. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, both his claims were as a result of heavy rains and poor drainage. Times, Sunday Times Medium soil drainage becomes the most suitable for planting. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Management practices should also include good soil drainage and soil testing to avoid infested fields. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 High standards of hygiene and good soil drainage and careful watering may minimise problems. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This improved soil drainage and fertility as well as delaying erosion, allowing for longer storage of crops in the ground. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Poor airflow, low sunlight, overcrowding, improper soil nutrient and irrigation management, and poor soil drainage can all contribute to the propagation of the disease. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Water company websites have claim forms for surface drainage rebates. Times, Sunday Times The surface drainage will be much improved too. Times, Sunday Times The sewers were mainly for the removal of surface drainage and underground water. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Checked surface drainage systems are also found in terraced lands used for rice. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This creates a landscape geologists call karst, which lacks surface drainage but which has all manner of characteristic surface and subsurface features. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 排水 Japanese: 排水 |
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