Thus a proportion of the total volume of any sediment, loose or cemented, consists of empty space.

以上说的都是松散的沉积物，那些坚固的沉积物，也拥有以数万计的毛细孔来容纳。因为最初颗粒间的缝隙通常并未完全黏固的学物质塞满，而且部分颗粒很可能在固时或固渗的溶解；结果这些砂岩最终变得和形成它的散沙一样多孔。

These are scraped well, and are slightly burnt in order to close the pores or tiny holes, and to kill any insects that may be in them.

人们把树皮打磨好, 拿火烤一, 让树皮上的细孔或者小洞闭合, 也是为了杀死里面的一切昆虫。

If you pour some water into a little hollow made in a piece of chalk, the water soon runs out, for the chalk is full of tiny holes or pores.

要是在一块白垩石头上挖出一个洞, 把倒进去, 很快就会漏光, 因为白垩石头里, 满是小小的洞, 也叫细孔。

The fish warden in the town of Sindangan, Julie Buot, says most of the local fishermen use fine mesh nets. Such nets have been banned for years because they catch very young fish.

辛当岸区的鱼类督导员朱莉·伯特表示，大多数本的渔民使用细孔渔网。这种网由于会捕捉小鱼苗已禁用多年。