Heavy silt in the harbor delayed several cargo ships scheduled to unload this week.

港口大量淤積的泥沙使數艘預定本週卸貨的貨船延誤。

The engineering firm submitted a proposal to remove silt from the reservoir next spring.

這家工程公司提交了明年春天清除水庫淤泥的提案。

Our tour guide explained that river silt makes the farmland in this valley very fertile.

我們的導遊解釋說，河流帶來的泥沙讓這座山谷的農地非常肥沃。