sludge

汚泥、処理汚泥

工場や処理施設で水などを処理した後に残る、どろどろした半固形の廃棄物。

やさしい英語で： Thick, partly solid waste left after factories or cleaning plants have treated water or other liquids.

• The plant produces sludge every day.
• Workers removed the industrial sludge from the site.
• Sewage sludge must be treated before it can be reused.

よく使う表現： sewage sludge, industrial sludge, sludge treatment

沈殿物、汚泥

液体から分離して底にたまる固形の物質。

やさしい英語で： Solid material that separates from a liquid and collects at the bottom.

• Sludge collected at the bottom of the tank.
• The filter removed sludge from the liquid.
• A layer of sludge remained after the particles settled.

類義語： sediment

よく使う表現： thick sludge, sludge layer, settled sludge

ボイラー沈殿物、ボイラースラッジ

蒸気を作るボイラーの内部にたまる鉱物の層。

やさしい英語で： A layer of minerals that collects inside a boiler used to produce steam.

• Sludge had collected inside the boiler.
• The engineer cleaned sludge from the steam boiler.
• Regular maintenance prevents excessive boiler sludge.

類義語： sediment

よく使う表現： boiler sludge, sludge buildup, remove sludge

泥状氷、氷泥

水に浮かぶ小さな氷のかけらが集まってできた層。

やさしい英語で： A layer of small pieces of ice floating on water.

• Ice sludge covered the lake.
• The boat pushed through floating sludge.
• Cold weather left a layer of sludge on the river.

類義語： slush

よく使う表現： ice sludge, floating sludge, sludge on something

だらしなく座る、前かがみになる

肩を前に落とし、体を丸めて座ったり動いたりする。

やさしい英語で： To sit or move with your shoulders hanging forward and your body bent.

• He sludged in his chair.
• She sludged along with her shoulders bent.
• The tired man sludged into a low seat.

類義語： slouch, slump

よく使う表現： sludge in something, sludge along, sludge into something

にじみ出る、ゆっくり滴る

粘りのある液体がゆっくり流れたり、こぼれたり、滴ったりする。

やさしい英語で： To flow, spill, or drip slowly and thickly.

• The thick liquid sludged onto the floor.
• Mud sludged slowly from the pipe.
• Dirty water sludged down the wall.

類義語： ooze, drip

よく使う表現： sludge down something, sludge from something, sludge onto something