water
柯林斯词典
1. N-UNCOUNT Water is a clear thin liquid that has no colour or taste when it is pure. It falls from clouds as rain and enters rivers and seas. All animals and people need water in order to live. 水
Get me a glass of water. 给我一杯水。
...the sound of water hammering on the metal roof. …雨水敲打着金属屋顶的声音。
2. N-PLURAL You use waters to refer to a large area of sea, especially the area of sea that is near to a country and that is regarded as belonging to it. 海域; (尤指) 领海
The ship will remain outside Chinese territorial waters. 这艘船将继续停留在中国领海之外。
3. V-T If you water plants, you pour water over them in order to help them to grow. 浇水
He went out to water the plants. 他出去给植物浇水。
4. V-I If your eyes water, tears build up in them because they are hurting or because you are upset. 流泪
His eyes watered from cigarette smoke. 他的眼睛被香烟烟雾呛出了泪水。
5. V-I If you say that your mouth is watering, you mean that you can smell or see some nice food that makes you want to eat it. 流口水
...cookies to make your mouth water. …令你流口水的曲奇饼。
6. PHRASE If you say that an event or incident is water under the bridge, you mean that it has happened and cannot now be changed, so there is no point in worrying about it anymore. 桥下水 (比喻无需再挂怀的往事)
He was relieved his time in jail was over and regarded it as water under the bridge. 他对自己的刑期已满而感到如释重负,把那视为桥下之水过往之事而不再挂怀。
7. PHRASE If you are in deep water, you are in a difficult or awkward situation. 陷入困境
You certainly seem to be in deep water. 你的确看起来像是陷入了困境中。
8. PHRASE If an argument or theory does not hold water, it does not seem to be reasonable or be in accordance with the facts. (理论或论点) 符合逻辑; 与事实相符
This argument simply cannot hold water in Europe. 这种论点在欧洲根本就说不通。
9. PHRASE If you are in hot water, you are in trouble. 陷入困境[非正式]
The company has already been in hot water over high prices this year. 该公司今年已陷入了高价的困境中。
10. PHRASE If you pour cold water on an idea or suggestion, you show that you have a low opinion of it. (对想法或建议) 泼冷水
University economists pour cold water on the idea that the economic recovery has begun. 大学的经济学家们对经济已经开始复苏的观点泼冷水。
11. PHRASE If you test the water or test the waters, you try to find out what reaction an action or idea will get before you do it or tell it to people. 试探
You should be cautious when getting involved and test the water before committing yourself. 当你涉足其中时你应该小心谨慎,在表态之前要先行试探。
12. keep one's head above water→see head
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water /ˈwɔːtə/ (watering,watered,waters)
剑桥词典
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- Hot water circulates through the heating system .
- The water in the lake is so clear that you can see the bottom .
- The water supply is being tested for contamination.
- You'll dehydrate very quickly in this heat , if you don't drink lots of water.
- The light reflected off the surface of the water.
a clear liquid , without colour or taste , that 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 of water in my whisky , please ? 请在我的威士忌里加一点水,好吗?
Is there enough hot water for a bath ? 这水洗澡够不够热?
The human body is about 50 percent water. 人体约50%是水。
[ 不可数或单数名词:没有复数形式的名词 ]
an area of water, such as the sea , a lake , or a swimming pool
水域;大片的水
The water's warm - are you coming in? 水挺暖和的——你来游泳吗?
I don't like getting my head under (= in) water. 我不喜欢把头浸在水里。
Dad, I swam a whole length of the pool under water (= with the whole head and body below the surface of the water)! 爸爸,我潜泳游完了游泳池的一个全程!
[ 不可数或单数名词:没有复数形式的名词 ]
the level of an area of water
水位
The river is difficult to cross during periods of high water. 涨水的时候这条河很难过去。
waters [ 名词的复数形式 ]
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 for its income . 圣卢西亚岛的收入靠的是其清洁的近海水域。
the water contained in a particular lake , river , or part of the 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 fish . 在墨西哥湾的浅海水域,石油钻塔吸引了大量的鱼群。
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 [ 名词的复数形式 ]
water from a spring , especially when used in the past for drinking or swimming in, in order to improve the health
泉水
People used to come to this city to take (= drink or swim in) the waters. 人们过去常来这座城市享用这里的泉水。
例句
习语
(like) water off a duck's backwater under the bridge
murky/uncharted waters 返回 water