cistern
cistern 英 [ˈsɪstən] 美 [ˈsɪstərn]
n. 水箱；水池；贮水器
名词复数:cisterns
- A cistern is an underground tank that holds water. A long time ago, cistern water was used for drinking, but nowadays developed parts of the world mainly use it for watering plants and flushing toilets.
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- n. 水箱；水池；贮水器
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1. One day she put rocks in her pocket and stepped into a cistern where she drowned.
有一天，她在自己口袋中塞满了石头，转身跳入了一个水池，溺水而亡。
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2. It is an old cistern.
那是一个古代的蓄水池。
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3. She says it sounds like the cistern is talking to her when she’s downstairs and it’s upstairs.
她说她在楼下水箱在楼上时，听起来好像它在跟她说话。
- cistern (n.) "natural or artificial receptacle for holding water or some other fluid," mid-13c., from Old French cisterne "cistern; dungeon, underground prison" (12c., Modern French citerne), from Latin cisterna "underground reservoir for water," from cista "chest, box," from Greek kiste "box, chest" (see chest). Related: Cisternal.
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