cesspool
翻译
污水池, 粪坑, 罪恶渊薮
例句
The old house had a cesspool in the backyard.
那栋老房子的后院有一个污水池。
The city was a cesspool of crime and corruption.
这座城市是犯罪和腐败的渊薮。
语法模式
a cesspool 一个污水池 The old house had a cesspool.
a cesspool of sth. (…的)渊薮 The city was a cesspool of crime.
近义词
同义词: cesspit, septic tank (字面); sink, den (比喻)
词源
源自中古英语“sesse”(沉淀)+“pool”(池)。指废物沉淀的水池。
记忆技巧
想象一个让你想“cease”(停止)观看的肮脏的“pool”(池子)。