sludge
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/slʌdʒ/
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/slʌdʒ/
A thick, wet, and messy mixture, like mud.
The pond was filled with sludge after the heavy rain.
大雨过后,池塘里充满了污泥。
Waste material, often from factories, that has been processed.
The factory had to find a way to deal with the industrial sludge.
工厂必须找到一种处理工业污泥的方法。