1·They are found wherever fast rivers carrying loads of coarse sediment once flowed.
在携带大量粗泥沙的湍急河流流经的任何地方，都能找到它们。
2·Others point out that decreased sediment loads will likely lead to erosion of downstream riverbanks and the Mekong Delta.
其他人指出，泥沙负荷的减少可能会导致下游河岸和湄公河三角洲的侵蚀。
3·Scientists believe water activity affected this plateau after the formation of the nearby canyons. Although the source of water and sediment remains uncertain.
科学家相信，在附近峡谷形成之前这片高原受到过水的影响，虽然水源和泥沙的问题仍不明朗。
4·Nevertheless, sediment continues to pour down from the mountainside because of poorly planned road excavations.
然而因为公路挖掘规划拙劣，泥沙继续从山上倾泻而下。
5·River sediment is a major threat that could undo all the positive effects the dam is supposed to bring.
河流中泥沙的堆积将是一个由大坝修建所产生的，能抵消所有正面影响的巨大威胁。
1·The organic matter may partially decompose, using up the dissolved oxygen in the sediment.
有机物可能会进行部分分解，并耗尽沉积物中的溶解氧。
2·The crater, now deeply buried in sediment, was originally about 200 kilometers in diameter.
这个陨石坑现在深埋在沉积物中，最初直径约200公里。
3·They had found a prehistoric boat, preserved by the type of sediment in which it was buried.
他们发现了一艘史前的船，这艘船依靠埋藏它的沉积物保存了下来。
4·So sediment is transported and then deposited and it forms layers on the Earth's surface over time.
所以沉积物被运输，然后沉积，随着时间的推移，它在地球表面形成了层。
5·Most desert streambeds are normally dry, but they occasionally receive large flows of water and sediment.
大多数沙漠河床通常是干燥的，但它们偶尔也会有大量的水流和沉积物。
1·Many organisms that die in the sea are soon buried by sediment.
许多在海里死亡的生物很快便被沉淀物掩埋。
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2·When snorkeling, do not touch the coral or stir up sediment, as these actions can damage the reef's fragile ecosystem.
潜泳的时候，不要碰珊瑚礁或者搅动沉淀物，因为这样做可能会破坏珊瑚脆弱的生态系统。
3·Ocean plants buried in sediment can help reveal Earth’s temperature thousands of years ago.
沉淀物下被埋的海洋植物能帮助揭示数千年前地球的温度（变化）。
4·However, I did find some really cool places where there had been soft sediment deformation, probably from the rocks landing in marshy areas next to the river.
然而，我确实发现了一些真正酷的地方，那儿曾经有一些柔软的沉淀物异形，可能从岩石飘落在紧邻河流的沼泽区域。
5·His team analysed mud samples from Lough Monreagh in Ireland and discovered layers of white sediment made up of calcite crystals from algae.
他的团队分析了爱尔兰洛蒙雷阿湖泥浆样本，发现了由海藻中方解石晶体构成的白色沉淀物涡旋层。
1·Scientists first identified this impact in 1980 from the worldwide layer of sediment deposited from the dust cloud that enveloped the planet after the impact.
1980年，科学家首次在从尘云中沉淀下来的全球范围的沉积层中识别出这种撞击，这些尘云在撞击后围绕着地球。
2·They could train farmers to allow the sediment to settle out of the wastewater before using it-thereby avoiding the worst of the faecal matter.
还可以培训农民，让他们在使用废水之前就通过沉淀来净化它，从而避免出现最坏的残渣问题。
3·The gold, detached from the copper, forms a sediment at the bottom of the cell.
针脚里的铜溶解之后与金分离，金沉淀在电解池底部。
4·They turn up rocks and disturb sediment to see what flows into a collection net downstream.
他们翻动岩石，搅动沉淀，期待着下游的网中能够有所收获。
5·Older wines may also have some sediment, which doesn't damage the flavor.
年份长的酒还可能会有一些沉淀，酒的味道却不会因此受到什么影响。
1·At certain times, apparently, more icebergs from the Arctic Ocean in the far north were traveling south well into the North Atlantic before melting and shedding their sediment.
显然，在某些时候，来自北冰洋最北端的更多冰山赶在融化沉积前向南漂入北大西洋。
2·Aside from biological collections, Scripps also houses cores of sediment collected from the ocean bottom.
除了生物类的藏品外，克里普斯海洋研究所还保存有从海底收集来的沉积岩芯。
3·The tectonic location, stress condition, sedimentary environment, sediment characteristic and wall rock condition are the elementary factors considered in loop bedding study.
研究环状层理必须综合考虑构造位置、应力条件、沉积环境，沉积特征、围岩条件等因素的影响和控制作用。
4·There are two basin sediment types: the platform type and trough type.
盆地沉积类型有台地型和海槽型两种。
5·Deposition is the laying down of sediment that has been transported.
沉积是已搬运的物质再沉积下来。