silting是什么意思？

silting

英['sɪltɪŋ] 美['sɪltɪŋ]

• n. 淤积，淤塞，充填；
• v. （河流等）为淤泥淤塞( silt的现在分词 )，（使）淤塞；

例句

• The harbour is slowly silting up. 港口正在慢慢地被淤泥堵塞.
• Mud is silting up the stream. 泥沙把小河淤塞了.
• The soil washed from the hills is silting up the hydroelectric dams. 从山上冲刷下来的泥土就要让水电大坝淤塞了。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-UNCOUNT
  淤泥;泥沙
  Silt is fine sand, soil, or mud which is carried along by a river.
  例句
  The lake was almost solid with silt and vegetation. 湖里几乎快被淤泥和植物填满了。

行业词典

• 公路科技： 淤积；
  铁道： 淤积；又称 :淤积(siltation)；