Don says that the sump pumps are working as we speak.
唐说我们说话时污水泵正在工作。
2012 ESLPod
Don says, " The sump pumps are working as we speak" .
唐说，“就在我们说话的时候，污水泵正在工作”。
世界奇趣图谱
To expedite the process of digging, the men have developed an ingenious system to move freshly dug earth to the latrine sump for disposal.
为了加快挖掘过程， 这些人开发了一种巧妙的系统，可以将新挖出的泥土运到厕所的污水坑中进行处理。
2012 ESLPod
If you get a lot of water in your house you may need one of these sump pumps to get rid of the water.
如果您的房子里有很多水，您可能需要这些污水泵之一来排出水。
世界奇趣图谱
Disposal of the dirt is accomplished by pushing the dirt through the sump directly under the toilets above and into the huge sewage pit beyond.
污垢的处理是通过将污垢推过马桶正下方的集水坑并进入远处的巨大污水坑来完成的。
经济学人 Culture
He joined what Mr Farrell describes as " a sump of aged men with liver spots, claws and bourbon breath, who strode the chamber with reptilian gait and hailed one another with mellifluent courtesies" .
A sump (American English and some parts of Canada: oil pan) is a low space that collects any often-undesirable liquids such as water or chemicals. A sump can also be an infiltration basin used to manage surface runoff water and recharge underground aquifers. Sump can also refer to an area in a cave where an underground flow of water exits the cave into the earth.