cesspit

🇺🇸 /ˈsespɪt/ 🇬🇧 /ˈsespɪt/
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標籤 RARE
noun
R

A cesspit is a hole in the ground with a cover, used to collect waste from buildings, like from toilets.

The old house had a cesspit in the backyard that needed to be cleaned out.

那座老房子的後院有一個化糞池需要清理。

R

A cesspit can also describe a place where bad or dishonest people come together.

The neighborhood was once a cesspit of crime, but it has improved over the years.

這個社區曾經是犯罪的溫床,但多年來已經有所改善。

translation

n. 化糞池, 藏污納垢之所

詞形變化

Plural cesspits