water
noun
verb
ˈwɔːtə
noun
1
LIQUID
液体
the
clear
liquid
without
colour,
smell,
or
taste
that
falls
as
rain
and
that
is
used
for
drinking,
washing
etc
水
2
AREA OF WATER
水域
a.
an
area
of
water
such
as
the
sea,
a
lake
etc
b.
the
surface
of
a
lake,
river
etc
〔湖泊、河流等的〕水面;
shallow/deep
water
Rangoon
is
surrounded
on
three
sides
by
water.
仰光三面环水。
Denzil
dived
into
the
water.
登齐尔扎跳入水中。
He
stepped
down
to
the
water’s
edge.
他向水边走去。
by
water
(by
boat)
坐船
The
temple
can
only
be
reached
by
water.
那座庙只有坐船才能到达。
on
the
water
something
floating
on
the
water
漂浮在水面上的东西
3
waters
a
large
area
of
water,
especially
an
ocean
that
is
near
or
belongs
to
a
particular
country
〔某国的〕领海，海域，水域
plural 复数
the
coastal
waters
of
Alaska
阿拉斯加近海水域
Korean/Mexican/Pacific
etc
waters
The
ship
drifted
into
Turkish
territorial
waters
.
那艘船漂入了土耳其的领海。
a
species
found
in
inland
waters
(=not
the
sea,
but
rivers,
lakes
etc)
在内陆水域发现的一个物种
4
high/low water
the
highest
or
lowest
level
of
the
sea
and
some
rivers
〔海和一些河的〕涨潮/退潮;
5
uncharted/troubled/murky waters
a
situation
that
is
difficult,
dangerous,
or
unfamiliar
[正式] 未知的境况/困难情况/心中无数的困境
formal
the
uncharted
waters
of
the
21st
century
21 世纪的未知数
6
be (all) water under the bridge
used
to
say
that
what
happened
in
the
past
should
be
forgotten
[非正式] 是过去的事了，已成往事
informal
7
like water
if
you
use
something
or
spend
money
like
water,
you
use
or
spend
large
amounts
of
it
when
you
should
try
to
save
it
–
used
to
show
disapproval
〔使用东西或花钱〕大量地，无节制地〔含贬义〕
Some
of
the
companies
were
spending
money
like
water.
其中一些公司花钱如流水。
8
like water off a duck’s back
if
criticism,
warnings
etc
are
like
water
off
a
duck’s
back,
they
have
no
effect
on
the
person
you
are
saying
them
to
[非正式] 就像水过鸭背〔指批评、警告等对某人不起作用〕
informal
9
sb’s waters break
when
a
PREGNANT
woman’s
waters
break,
liquid
comes
from
her
body
just
before
her
baby
is
born
某人的羊水破了〔孕妇即将生产〕
10
water on the brain/knee
10.
liquid
around
the
brain
or
knee
as
the
result
of
a
disease
[过时，非正式] 脑部/膝关节积水
old-fashioned informal
11
take the waters
11.
to
wash
yourself
in
or
drink
special
water
that
is
thought
to
make
you
healthy
[过时] 〔为保健而〕用特殊的水洗澡，饮用特殊的水
old-fashioned
12
make/pass water
12.
to
URINATE
[正式] 小便
formal
verb
13
PLANT/LAND
植物/土地
if
you
water
plants
or
the
ground
they
are
growing
in,
you
pour
water
on
them
给…浇水; 灌溉
T
Will
you
water
my
houseplants
while
I’m
away?
我不在时你能给我家里的盆栽浇浇水吗？
The
garden
needs
watering
daily.
花园每天都需要浇水。
14
your eyes water
if
your
eyes
water,
TEARS
come
out
of
them
眼睛流泪
Chopping
onions
makes
my
eyes
water.
切洋葱会使我眼睛流泪。
15
ANIMAL
动物
to
give
an
animal
water
to
drink
给〔牲畜〕饮水，饮
T
Have
the
horses
been
fed
and
watered?
这些马喂过食饮过水了吗？
16
RIVER
河
if
an
area
is
watered
by
a
river,
the
river
flows
through
it
and
provides
it
with
water
[术语] 〔江河〕流经并给〔某地区〕供水
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Colombia
is
watered
by
several
rivers.
有几条江河流经哥伦比亚。
17
WEAKEN
稀释
also
又作
to
add
water
to
a
drink
to
make
it
less
strong
加水冲淡; 稀释
T
18
to
make
a
statement,
report
etc
less
forceful
by
changing
it
or
removing
parts
that
may
offend
people
–
used
to
show
disapproval
〔删去声明或报告等中可能冒犯人的部分〕减弱，削弱〔其作用，含贬义〕
The
report
of
the
investigation
had
been
watered
down.
调查报告已经打过折扣了。
19
to
add
water
to
a
drink
to
make
it
less
strong
往〔液体〕中掺水;