| 词汇 | water |
| 释义 | water | BrE ˈwɔːtə, AmE ˈwɔdər,ˈwɑdər | A. noun uncountable ① (substance) 水 ▸ a glass/jug of water 一杯水/一壶水 ▸ under water 被水淹没的 ▸ to make water «ship» 漏水 ▸ to spend money like water informal 挥金如土 ▸ to not hold water «argument, theory» 站不住脚 before noun (substance) 水的 ; (containing water) 盛水的 ‹container›; (aquatic) 水生的 ‹creature, plant›▸ a water molecule/vapour/droplet 水分子/水蒸气/水滴 ▸ a water glass/jug 水杯/水壶 ② (supply) 供水 ▸ to turn on/off the water (from tap) 打开/关上水龙头 (at mains) 打开/关闭自来水总管 before noun 供水的 ▸ water shortages 供水短缺 ▸ a water tank/pump 水箱/水泵 ③ (area) 一片水 ▸ shallow/deep water 浅水区/深水区 ▸ by water formal 经由水路 ▸ across or over the water formal 在彼岸 ④ (surface) 水面 ▸ can you swim under water? 你会潜泳吗？ ▸ to keep one's head above water 把头保持在水面上 figurative 勉强应付 ▸ to walk on water figurative 创造奇迹 ⑤ formal (urine) 尿 ▸ to pass or make water 小便 B. waters plural noun ① Geography 水体 ▸ the waters of the Nile 尼罗河水域 ▸ the stormy waters of the Atlantic 大西洋汹涌澎湃的海水 ② Politics 领海 ▸ British waters 英国领海 ③ (situation) 复杂局面 ▸ to fish in murky waters 混水摸鱼 ▸ unknown waters 不明朗的局势 ④ (in childbirth) 羊水 ▸ her waters have broken 她羊水破了 ⑤ dated (of spa) 矿泉水 ▸ to take the waters (by drinking) 喝矿泉水 (by bathing) 洗矿泉浴 C. transitive verb ① (pour water over) 给…浇水 ‹crop, lawn, plant›② (provide drink for) 给…水喝 ‹livestock›▸ the riders stopped to water their horses 骑手们停下来饮马 ③ literary (flow through) «river» 流经 ‹region, plain›④ (dilute) 在…里掺水 ‹wine, whisky›D. intransitive verb ① (produce tears) 流泪 ▸ my eyes always water when I peel onions 我剥洋葱时总是流泪 ② (produce saliva) «mouth» 流口水 PHRASAL VERB water down transitive verb [water sth down, water down sth] ① (dilute) 在…里掺水 ‹drink›② figurative (tone down) 使…缓和 ‹criticism, policy›③ Finance 虚增 ‹capital, stock› |
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