cesspool
US /ˈses.puːl/
UK /ˈses.puːl/
名詞
1.
污水池, 化糞池
an underground tank or receptacle for the temporary storage of liquid waste and sewage
範例:
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The old house had a cesspool instead of a modern septic system.
老房子有一個污水池而不是現代化的化糞池系統。
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The smell from the overflowing cesspool was unbearable.
溢出的污水池散發出的氣味令人難以忍受。
2.
溫床, 藏污納垢之地
a place that is run-down, dirty, or corrupt
範例:
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The city's slum areas were a cesspool of crime and poverty.
城市的貧民窟是犯罪和貧困的溫床。
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He described the corrupt government as a moral cesspool.
他將腐敗的政府描述為道德的污水池。