sewers
sewers — 名詞
- sewerssingular
- sewersesplural
1. underground pipes that carry sewage and waste water away from buildings and stre
下水道
地下排走汙水的管線
underground pipes that carry sewage and waste water away from buildings and streets
City workers entered the sewers at dawn to clear a stubborn blockage.
市府工人在天剛亮時進入下水道，清除頑固的堵塞。
enter / clear the sewers
After the storm, dirty water backed up because the sewers were overloaded.
暴風雨過後，髒水倒灌，因為下水道已經超出負荷。
Engineers mapped the old sewers before the hospital extension began.
工程師在醫院擴建開始前，先測繪了老舊下水道。
Rats moved through the sewers beneath the market during the flood.
洪水期間，老鼠在市場下方的下水道裡穿行。
The mayor promised to replace sewers that leaked into the river.
市長承諾要更換那些會漏進河裡的下水道。
- drains
broader term; drains can carry rainwater as well as dirty water
- sewer lines
focuses on the pipe network itself in technical contexts
文法句型
the sewers
through the sewers
repair / inspect / replace sewers
用法筆記
Usually refers to the network under a town or city rather than one single pipe. The singular form is sewer.
常見錯誤
2. open channels above ground that carry sewage and dirty water away
明溝
地面上未加蓋的汙水渠道
open channels above ground that carry sewage and dirty water away
Children were told not to play near the open sewers after school.
孩子們放學後被叮嚀，不要在那些露天明溝旁玩耍。
open sewers
Heavy rain filled the sewers along the road with black water.
大雨把路邊的明溝都灌滿了黑色汙水。
Shop owners covered the sewers with boards before the parade began.
店主們在遊行開始前，用木板把那些明溝蓋了起來。
A sour smell rose from the sewers beside the bus station.
一股酸臭味從公車站旁的明溝裡飄上來。
Narrow sewers ran beside the alley in the oldest part of town.
在城裡最老的那一區，狹窄的明溝沿著巷子旁邊延伸。
- open drains
close in meaning and often used in the same settings
- channels
broader word that does not always imply dirty water
文法句型
open sewers
sewers + along / beside + place
用法筆記
This sense is often made clearer by adding open. It contrasts with sense 1, where the pipes are under the ground and covered.
3. people who sew clothes or other things as a job or hobby
縫紉者
會縫製衣物等東西的人
people who sew clothes or other things as a job or hobby
At the market, several sewers sold handmade bags and children's shirts.
在市集上，幾位縫紉者賣著手作包和童裝襯衫。
sewers making and selling handmade items
Experienced sewers checked the pattern before cutting the expensive silk.
有經驗的縫紉者在裁那塊昂貴絲布前，先檢查了版型。
experienced sewers + check a pattern
The class paired new sewers with volunteers from the neighborhood studio.
那堂課把新的縫紉者和社區工作室的志工配成一組。
Online forums help sewers share tips about needles, buttons, and cloth.
線上論壇幫助縫紉者交流針、鈕扣和布料的使用技巧。
Many sewers keep a box of spare buttons beside the machine.
許多縫紉者會在機器旁放一盒備用鈕扣。
- seamstresses
more specific and traditionally refers to women who sew clothes
- tailors
narrower; often refers to people who make or alter fitted clothes professionally
文法句型
experienced sewers
new sewers
sewers + sell / share / keep
用法筆記
This sense comes from the verb sew, not from the drainage word sewer in senses 1 and 2. It is usually clear from contexts about cloth, patterns, or sewing machines.