waterworks 英 ['wɔːtəwɜːks] 　 美 ['wɔtɚwɝks]

waterworks

waterworks　 英 ['wɔːtəwɜːks] 美 ['wɔtɚwɝks]

n. 自来水厂；供水系统；喷泉；眼泪　

But the costs of desilting, cleaning up, and reconstructing Pakistan's most fertile and potent highways, canals, and waterworks will be exhausting just to calculate.　但是清除污泥、打扫和重建大多数巴基斯坦的高速公路、运河及水利设施所需的成本不只是计算问题。
Up until 13, boys and girls turn on the waterworks the same amount, "showing that blubbing because of joy, sadness or anger is something that is learned," researchers concluded.　研究人员总结称，在13岁以前，男孩和女孩哭泣的频率差不多，“这说明因欢乐、悲伤或愤怒而哭泣是一种后天习得的行为。”

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  • n. 自来水厂；供水系统；喷泉；眼泪

  • 1. But the costs of desilting, cleaning up, and reconstructing Pakistan's most fertile and potent highways, canals, and waterworks will be exhausting just to calculate.

    但是清除污泥、打扫和重建大多数巴基斯坦的高速公路、运河及水利设施所需的成本不只是计算问题。

  • 2. Up until 13, boys and girls turn on the waterworks the same amount, "showing that blubbing because of joy, sadness or anger is something that is learned," researchers concluded.

    研究人员总结称，在13岁以前，男孩和女孩哭泣的频率差不多，“这说明因欢乐、悲伤或愤怒而哭泣是一种后天习得的行为。”

  • waterworks (n.) mid-15c., from water (n.1) + work (n.).
water·works / ˈwɔːtəwɜːks ; NAmE ˈwɔːtərwɜːrks ; ˈwɑːtərwɜːrks / noun ( plural water·works ) 1 [countable + singular or plural verb ] a building with machinery for supplying water to an area 自来水厂 2 [plural ] ( informal or humorous) the organs of the body through which urine (= waste water)is passed （人体的）排水系统；泌尿系统 IDIOM turn on the ˈwaterworks ( informal, disapproving) to start crying, especially in order to get sympathy or attention 开始哭鼻子（尤指为博得同情或引人关注） water·works / ˈwɔːtəwɜːks ; NAmE ˈwɔːtərwɜːrks ; ˈwɑːtərwɜːrks /
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