water 英 [ˈwɔ:tə(r)] 　 美 [ˈwɔtɚ, ˈwɑtɚ]

water

water　 英 [ˈwɔ:tə(r)] 美 [ˈwɔtɚ, ˈwɑtɚ]

n. 水；　 v. 给…浇水,供水　

进行时:watering　 过去式:watered　 过去分词:watered　 第三人称单数:waters　 名词复数:waters　

drinking water　饮用水
clean/dirty water　净水；脏水

  • The liquid that is made up of two parts hydrogen and one part oxygen is water. Water takes up over seventy percent of the earth’s surface. Your body is made of about sixty percent water.
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  • n. 水；
  • v. 给…浇水,供水

  • 1. drinking water

    饮用水

  • 2. clean/dirty water

    净水；脏水

  • 3. water shortages

    缺水

  • 4. water the plants， water the garden

    给花草╱花园浇水

  • 5. a glass of water

    一杯水

  • 6. to water the horses

    给马饮水

  • 7. She fell into the water.

    她失足落水。

  • 8. The valley is watered by a stream.

    这山谷有一条小溪流过。

  • water (n.1) Old English wæter, from Proto-Germanic *watar (source also of Old Saxon watar, Old Frisian wetir, Dutch water, Old High German wazzar, German Wasser, Old Norse vatn, Gothic wato "water"), from PIE *wod-or, suffixed form of root *wed- (1) "water; wet."
  • water (n.2) measure of quality of a diamond, c. 1600, from water (n.1), perhaps as a translation of Arabic ma' "water," which also is used in the sense "luster, splendor."
  • water (v.) Old English wæterian "moisten, irrigate, supply water to; lead (cattle) to water;" from water (n.1). Meaning "to dilute" is attested from late 14c.; now usually as water down (1850). To make water "urinate" is recorded from early 15c. Related: Watered; watering.
water ★ / ˈwɔːtə(r) ; NAmE ˈwɔːtər ; ˈwɑːtər / noun , verb water waters watered watering noun ★ 1 ★ [uncountable ] a liquid without colour, smell or taste that falls as rain, is in lakes, rivers and seas, and is used for drinking, washing, etc. 水 ◆ a glass of water 一杯水 ◆ drinking water 饮用水 ◆ water pollution 水污染 ◆ clean/dirty water 净水；脏水 ◆ water shortages 缺水 ◆ There is hot and cold running waterin all the bedrooms. 所有的卧室里都有冷热自来水。 ☞see also bathwater 2 ★ [uncountable ] an area of water,especially a lake, river, sea or ocean 大片的水；水域；（尤指）江，河，湖，海 ◆ We walked down to the water's edge. 我们步行到水边去。 ◆ She fell into the water. 她失足落水。 ◆ shallow/deep water 浅╱深水域 ◆ In the lagoon the water was calm. 环礁湖里风平浪静。 ☞see also backwater  (1 ) , breakwater 3 ★ waters [plural ] the water in a particular lake, river, sea or ocean （某一江、河、湖、海的）水域 ◆ the grey waters of the River Clyde 克莱德河灰蒙蒙的河水 ◆ This species is found in coastal watersaround the Indian Ocean. 在环印度洋沿岸的海域有这一物种。 4 ★ [uncountable ] the surface of a mass of water （一片）水面 ◆ She dived under the water. 她潜入水下。 ◆ The leaves floated on the water. 叶片漂浮在水面上。 ☞see also underwater 5 waters [plural ] an area of sea or ocean belonging to a particular country （某个国家的）领海，海域 ◆ We were still in British waters. 我们仍在英国的领海上。 ◆ fishing in international waters 在国际海域捕鱼 ☞see also territorial waters 6 waters [plural ] murky, uncharted, stormy, dangerous, etc. ~ used to describe a situation, usually one that is difficult, dangerous or not familiar 不明朗（或未知的、困难、危险等）局面 ◆ The conversation got into the murky waters of jealousy and relationships. 交谈进入到爱妒交织的复杂话题。 ◆ The government has warned of stormy waters ahead. 政府已告诫说，以后的局势将很严峻。 HELP  There are many other compounds ending in water.You will find them at their place in the alphabet. 以 water 结尾的复合词还有很多，可在各字母中的适当位置查到。 IDIOMS by water ( formal) using a boat or ship 乘船；由水路 it's (all) water under the ˈbridge used to say that sth happened in the past and is now forgotten or no longer important 已成往事；往事云烟 like ˈwater ( informal) in large quantities 大量地 ◆ He spends money like water. 他挥霍无度。 not hold ˈwater ( informal) if an argument, an excuse, a theory, etc. does not hold water,you cannot believe it （论点、借口、理论等）站不住脚，不合情理 sb's ˈwaters break when a pregnant woman's waters break,the liquid in her wombpasses out of her body just before the baby is born 羊水破（即将分娩） (like) water off a ˌduck's ˈback ( informal) used to say that sth, especially criticism, has no effect on sb/sth （像）耳边风；水过鸭背 ◆ I can't tell my son what to do; it's water off a duck's back with him. 我无法告诉我儿子该做什么，他根本听不进去。 ☞more at blood   n. , blow   v. , cold   adj. , dead   adj. , deep   adj. , dip   v. , duck   n. , fish   n. , head   n. , hell , horse   n. , hot   adj. , pass   v. , pour , still   adj. , test   v. , tread   v. verb 1 [transitive ] watersth to pour water on plants, etc. 给…浇水；灌溉 ◆ to water the plants/garden 给花草╱花园浇水 2 [intransitive ] (of the eyes 眼睛 ) to become full of tears 充满眼泪 ◆ The smoke made my eyes water. 烟熏得我直流眼泪。 3 [intransitive ] (of the mouth 嘴 ) to produce saliva 流口水 ◆ The smells from the kitchen made our mouths water. 厨房里的香味馋得我们直流口水。 4 [transitive ] watersth to give water to an animal to drink 给…水喝；饮（动物） ◆ to water the horses 饮马 ◆ ( humorous) After a tour of the grounds, the guests were fed and watered. 客人们游览场地之后，给招待得酒足饭饱。 5 [transitive ,  usually passive ] watersth ( technical 术语 ) (of a river, etc. 河流等 ) to provide an area of land with water 流经；给（某地）供水 ◆ The valley is watered by a stream. 这山谷有一条小溪流过。 6 [transitive ] watersth to add water to an alcoholic drink 往（酒里）掺水；给…加水 ◆ watered wine 掺了水的葡萄酒 PHRASAL VERB ˌwater sth↔ˈdown 1 to make a liquid weaker by adding water 加水冲淡（液体）；掺水稀释 SYN dilute 2 [usually passive ] to change a speech, a piece of writing, etc. in order to make it less strong or offensive 缓和（说话、文章等的）语气；使变得轻描淡写 SYN dilute water / ˈwɔːtə(r) ; NAmE ˈwɔːtər ; ˈwɑːtər /
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