| 单词 | water |
| 释义 | water UK ['wɔ:.tər] US ['wɑ:.tˌɚ] noun ESSENTIAL uncountable ■a clear liquid, without colour or taste, which falls from the sky as rain and is necessary for animal and plant life 水 •a bottle/drink/glass of water一瓶／份／杯水 •bottled/mineral/tap water瓶装／矿泉／自来水 •hot/cold water热／冷水 •Can I have a drop •Is the water hot enough for a bath?这水洗澡够不够热？ •The human body is about 50% water.人体约50%是水。 ESSENTIAL uncountable ■an area of water, such as the sea, a lake or a swimming pool 水域；大片的水 •The water's much warmer today - are you coming for a swim?今天的水暖和多了——你来游泳吗？ •I like swimming but I don't like getting my head under •Dad, I swam a whole length of the pool under uncountable ■the level of an area of water 水位 •High water this morning at Portsmouth is at 11.17 a.m.朴茨茅斯港今天的高水位出现在上午11时17分。 waters [plural] ■the area of sea near to and belonging to a particular country （某个国家的）领海，海域 •St Lucia depends on its clean coastal waters because fishing and tourism provide much of its income.圣露西亚岛靠的是它清洁的近海水域，因为它的很大部分收入都来自渔业和旅游业。 ■the water contained in a particular lake, river or section of sea （某一湖泊、河流或海洋的）水域•In the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico, oil rigs attract shoals of fish, and fishermen too.在墨西哥湾的浅海水域，石油钻塔吸引了大量鱼群，当然也吸引了渔民。 ■UK (US water) ■the liquid that surrounds a baby inside a pregnant woman's womb 羊水 •At 3 a.m. her waters broke, and the baby was born soon after.凌晨3点，她的羊水破了，婴儿也很快就出生了。 the waters [plural] old use ■water from a spring, especially when used for drinking or swimming in, in order to improve the health 泉水 •People used to come to this city to take UK ['wɔ:.tər] US ['wɑ:.tˌɚ] noun water off a duck's back mainly disapproving ■criticisms of or warnings to a particular person that have no effect on that person （批评或警诫对某人）像水过鸭背，毫无影响，不起作用 •I've told him that he's heading for trouble, but he doesn't listen - it's just water off a duck's back.我已经告诉过他他会有麻烦，可是他不听——说了也白说，根本毫无作用。 UK ['wɔ:.tər] US ['wɑ:.tˌɚ] noun water under the bridge ■problems that someone has had in the past that they do not worry about because they happened a long time ago and cannot now be changed 已成往事，不可改变的既成事实 •Yes, we did have our disagreements but that's water under the bridge now.是的，我们确实曾经不和，但那已是陈年往事了。 UK ['wɔ:.tər] US ['wɑ:.tˌɚ] noun murky/uncharted waters ■a situation which is not familiar and which may be dangerous 陌生的领域；可能会有危险的情况 •In the last two chapters of the book, she enters •After the Wall Street crash, the American economy moved into UK ['wɔ:.tər] US ['wɑ:.tˌɚ] verb GIVE WATER 灌溉 ADVANCED transitive ■to pour water on to plants or the soil that they are growing in 给…浇水；灌溉 •I've asked my neighbour to water the plants while I'm away.我已经请邻居在我不在的时候帮忙给那些植物浇水了。 transitive ■to give an animal water to drink 给（动物）喂水；饮（动物） •The horses had been fed and watered.已经给马喂过饲料饮过水了。 UK ['wɔ:.tər] US ['wɑ:.tˌɚ] verb PRODUCE LIQUID 流眼泪 intransitive ■When your eyes water, they produce tears but not because you are unhappy （并非因为难过而）流眼泪 •How do you stop your eyes from watering when you're cutting up onions?切洋葱时你是如何使眼睛不流泪的？ intransitive ■If your mouth waters, it produces a lot of saliva, usually because you can see or smell some food that you would like to eat 流口水 •Ooh, the smell of that bread is making my mouth water!噢，那种面包的香味令我直流口水！ UK ['wɔ:.tər] US ['wɑ:.tˌɚ] verb Phrasal Verbs [M] water sth down DRINK ■to add water to a drink, usually an alcoholic drink, in order to make it less strong 在（酒精饮料）中掺水，稀释 IDEA ■to intentionally make an idea or opinion less extreme or forceful, usually so that other people will accept it 使（观点等）弱化；使缓和 •The party has watered down its socialist ideals in order to appeal to the centre ground.为了吸引中间力量，该党已经淡化了其社会主义理想。 watered downadjective [before noun] •They have returned with a watered down and more acceptable version of the proposal.他们又提了那个建议，这回有所折衷，更容易让人接受。 |
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