cesspool
US /ˈses.puːl/
UK /ˈses.puːl/
名词
1.
污水池, 化粪池
an underground tank or receptacle for the temporary storage of liquid waste and sewage
示例:
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The old house had a cesspool instead of a modern septic system.
老房子有一个污水池而不是现代化的化粪池系统。
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The smell from the overflowing cesspool was unbearable.
溢出的污水池散发出的气味令人难以忍受。
2.
温床, 藏污纳垢之地
a place that is run-down, dirty, or corrupt
示例:
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The city's slum areas were a cesspool of crime and poverty.
城市的贫民窟是犯罪和贫困的温床。
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He described the corrupt government as a moral cesspool.
他将腐败的政府描述为道德的污水池。