3waters[plural] a large area of water, especially an ocean that is near or belongs to a particular country 〔某国的〕领海,海域;水域
the coastal waters of Alaska
阿拉斯加沿海水域
Korean/Mexican/Pacific etc waters
The ship drifted into Turkish territorial waters.
那艘船漂入了土耳其领海。
a species found in inland waters (=not the sea, but rivers, lakes etc)
见于内陆水域的一个物种
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inland waters• On both spring and autumnpassage the species frequently appears at inland waters as well as right along the coast.• The ratio is 8-1 for canoeing in inland waters and 6-1 for canoeing on rivers.• Crested wavelets form on inland waters.• On passage birds are seen on inland waters, particularly the reservoirs, as often as on the coast.• Meanwhile his passion for sailing was developing by cruising and sailing on the inland waters of the Thames.
4.high/low waterHEOthe highest or lowest level of the sea and some rivers 〔海和一些河流的〕高潮/低潮SYN tide
5uncharted/troubled/murky watersformal a situation that is difficult, dangerous, or unfamiliar 未知的境况/困难情况/隐晦的困境
the uncharted waters of the 21st century
21世纪的未知数
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uncharted/troubled/murky waters• This is useful if you fly by night or live in murky waters.• Clearly the 49ers are sailing in uncharted waters.• And instead of heading off into uncharted waters, Shyamalan has positively invitedcomparisons with his previousopus.• Other careerseekers are more interested in venturing into uncharted waters.• A fish that comes from slow-moving often murky waters is unlikely to appreciatebright lighting or turbulentfiltration.• But then our conversations took a dive into the murky waters of sexuality and jealousy.• A last desperate attempt to escape into the murky waters.• I would be chary of anything caught in these murky waters.
6.be (all) water under the bridgeinformalFORGET used to say that what happened in the past should be forgotten 是过去的事了,已成往事
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be (all) water under the bridge• To some extent, that is water under the bridge.• However, this is water under the bridge.
7like waterif you use something or spend money like water, you use or spend large amounts of it when you should try to save it – used to show disapproval 〔使用东西或花钱〕大量地,无节制地〔含贬义〕
Some of the companies were spending money like water.
有些公司花钱如流水。
8.like water off a duck’s backinformal if criticism, warnings etc are like water off a duck’s back, they have no effect on the person you are saying them to 就像水过鸭背,像耳边风〔指批评、警告等对某人不起作用〕
9.somebody’s waters breakMBwhen a pregnant woman’s waters break, liquid comes from her body just before her baby is born 某人的羊水破了〔指孕妇即将生产〕
10.water on the brain/kneeold-fashioned informalMIliquid around the brain or knee as the result of a disease 脑部/膝关节积水
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water on the brain/knee• The youngster was destined to follow many of his ancestors by dying from the family curse hydrocephalus water on the brain.
11.take the watersold-fashioned to wash yourself in or drink special water that is thought to make you healthy 〔为保健〕用特殊的水洗澡;饮用特殊的水
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take the waters• Got some stomachtrouble and I was advised to go to Vichy and Wiesbaden and take the waters.• Make a kind of grandtour on my own, take the waters and cure what ails me.• She's gone to a resort in Florida to take the waters.• In 1891 Woodhall Spa became a resort for people to take the waters.
turn off the water• If the valve has jammedshut, causing the feed-and-expansion tank to run dry, again turn off the water supply.• Hide the toiletpaper and turn off the water.• She turned off the water and from the sudspulled out a broken plate.• She turned off the water and stepped out on to the rug, dried herself, and dressed in jeans and a shirt.• A boiler had overturned, they couldn't turn off the water.• Howard laid down the hose and went to turn off the water.• He must, if he is going away for the winter, turn off the water and empty the boiler.
on the water• A dullglare had appearedon the water.• They spent fifteen, twenty hours a day on the water.• It grew quickly, putting six fairly large eaves on the water surface - but the Kissersignored them.• Seawitch moved gently on the water.• When everyone is on the water, we still have sparecraft to choose from.• A twelve hour day, a supper; then back out on the water for another eight.• Strangely, it seemed less dark out on the water than on land.• Muttering savagely, she turned on the water and started tossing the plates and cups into the sink.
your eyes water• An icywindblew into my face, making my eyes water.• Jo's eyes were watering from the smoke that filled the room.
3animal 动物 [transitiveT]TADHP to give an animal water to drink 给〔牲畜〕饮水
Have the horses been fed and watered?
这些马喂过食饮过水了吗?
4river 河 [transitiveT] technicalSGWATER if an area is watered by a river, the river flows through it and provides it with water 〔江河〕流经并给〔某地区〕供水
Colombia is watered by several rivers.
有几条河流经哥伦比亚,为其提供水源。
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Water is usually passive in this meaning.
5.weaken 稀释 [transitiveT] (also water down)DFDWATER to add water to a drink to make it less strong 加水冲淡;稀释
6water something ↔ downphrasal verbphr v
a)REDUCEto make a statement, report etc less forceful by changing it or removing parts that may offend people – used to show disapproval 〔通过删去声明、报告等中可能冒犯人的部分〕减弱,削弱〔含贬义〕
The report of the investigation had been watered down.
b)WEAKEN 稀释DFDWATERto add water to a drink to make it less strong 往〔液体〕中加水冲淡[稀释]SYN dilute
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water down• As the mountains are raised, erosion by wind, ice, and water wears them down.• Straw in Water Place the straw in the glass of water.• Trickles of water ran down inside his collar.• And we had to keep our water supply low down, or the risk of capsize would be unacceptable.• The water came down so fast from the coldheights that it remained icy even in the thickheat of the valley.• It is easy to see why the water table goes down so rapidly.• He listened to the water course down the pipe into the bowl beneath.• Sport-watches Divers will be pleased to hear that Fila have introduced a watch water resistant down to 330 feet.
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water• Choppingonions always makes my eyes water.• After a tour of the facilities, our guests were fed and watered.• The plain is watered by the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.• Would you mindwatering my plants while I'm away?• Could you water my plants while I'm gone?• Many farmers use low-flyingaircraft to water their crops.• During the drought, residents were barred from watering their gardens, or washing their cars.• Make sure you water this summer.• Cory Selliker, his eyes watering under the brim of his black Earnhardt cap, heard Marchman's advice to let go.
1liquid液體ADJECTIVE | ... OF WATER | VERB + WATER | WATER + VERB | WATER + NOUNADJECTIVE➤boiling, chilled, cold, cool, freezing, frigid, hot, ice-cold, icy, lukewarm, steaming, tepid, warm開水;冰涼的水;冷水;涼水;極冷的水;寒冷刺骨的水;熱水;冷冰冰的水;溫水;熱騰騰的水;微溫的水◇I could feel the icy water entering my lungs.我可以感覺到冰冷的水正進入我的肺裏。➤ice, iced (especially BrE) 冰水▸➤clean, clear, crystal-clear, pure乾淨的水;清水;清澈見底的水;純淨水▸➤dirty髒水➤contaminated, polluted被污染的水▸➤fresh淡水▸➤brackish, salt稍鹹的水;鹽水◇These fish will quickly die in salt water.這些魚在鹽水裏很快就會死掉。➤salty鹽水◇Abscesses should be bathed in warm salty water.膿腫需要用溫鹽水浸泡。➤salted加鹽的水◇Cook the pasta in plenty of boiling salted water.把大量的鹽水燒開來煮意大利麪食。➤soapy肥皂水◇Alexis filled the sink with soapy water.亞歷克西斯將水槽裝滿肥皂水。➤hard, soft硬水;軟水▸➤dripping, flowing, pouring, running, rushing滴水;流動的水;傾泄而下的水;自來水;激流◇the fast-flowing water of the river河中的急流◇All the rooms have hot and cold running water.全部房間都有冷熱自來水。➤lake, ocean, river, sea湖水;海水;河水▸➤surface地表水◇The surface water made the road treacherous for drivers.路面積水對司機構成危險。➤ground地下水◇areas which are dependent on ground water依賴地下水的地區➤drinking, potable (especially NAmE) 飲用水▸➤tap自來水◇Avoid drinking the tap water when you first arrive in the country.剛到該國時不要飲用自來水。➤well井水◇the purest well water最純淨的井水➤bottled, mineral, sparkling, spring瓶裝水;礦泉水;蘇打水;泉水➤soda蘇打水➤flavoured/flavored加味水➤boiled, distilled, filtered, sterile開水;蒸餾水;過濾水;無菌水➤deionized去離子水▸➤waste廢水➤irrigation灌溉水◇The farmers draw their irrigation water from the Colorado.這些農民的灌溉用水取自科羅拉多河。➤excess過剩的水◇She dried off the excess water from her hair.她將濕淋淋的頭髮弄乾。➤holy聖水◇He kept sprinkling holy water on Mia.他不停地往米婭身上灑聖水。➤scarce稀少的水... OF WATER➤drop一滴水➤drink, sip一口水;一小口水➤cup, glass一杯水VERB + WATER➤drink, sip喝水;小口喝水➤gulp, gulp down大口飲水;將水一飲而盡▸➤pour倒水▸➤slosh, spill, splash, spray, sprinkle, spurt, squirt濺水;灑水;潑水;噴水◇Don't slosh too much water on the floor when you're having a bath.洗澡時別把太多水濺到地板上。◇The burst pipe was spurting water everywhere.爆裂的水管把水噴得到處都是。➤filter, purify過濾水;淨化水▸➤contaminate, pollute弄髒水;污染水➤boil, heat將水煮沸;將水加熱◇Residents are being asked to boil their drinking water.要求居民們將水煮沸再喝。➤bring, carry, fetch帶來水;背水;去取水◇a woman fetching water去取水的婦女➤pump抽水◇How do you pump the water up here?你們如何將水抽到這裏?➤drain排水◇He twisted it to drain the excess water.他擰掉了那上面多餘的水。➤absorb吸水◇That causes the moss to absorb water.這就是苔蘚能夠吸水的原因。➤turn off, turn on關上/打開水閘◇They turned the water off for a few hours to do some work on the pipes.他們把水閘關了幾個小時以便進行水管維修。WATER + VERB➤flow, pour, run水流淌;水傾倒;水流動▸➤gush, rush, spurt水湧出;水湧動;水噴射◇Brown water gushed out of the rusty old tap.棕色的水從生銹的舊龍頭中湧出來。➤drip, trickle水滴下;水淌下◇There was water dripping from a hole in the ceiling.水從天花板的窟窿中滴下來。➤lap, slosh, spill, splash, spray, squirt水拍擊;水潑灑;水溢出;水飛濺;水噴射;水噴出◇Water got into the boat and was sloshing around under our feet.水灌進船裏,在我們腳下嘩嘩流着。➤boil, cool, cool down, freeze水沸騰;水變涼;水冷卻;水結冰➤evaporate水蒸發◇As the weather heats up, water evaporates.隨着氣溫升高,水開始蒸發。WATER + NOUN➤vapour/vapor水蒸氣▸➤temperature水溫▸➤pressure水壓▸➤supply供水▸➤resources水資源▸➤quality水質▸➤purification, treatment水淨化;水處理▸➤filter濾水器➤pipe水管➤tank, tower水箱;水塔➤pump水泵▸➤pollution水污染▸➤shortage水短缺▸➤level水位▸➤table地下水位◇Building can be difficult where the water table lies close to the surface.在地下水位接近地表的地方不易建樓。➤source水源◇the region's most important fresh water source該地區最重要的淡水水源➤power水電▸➤company, industry自來水公司;水工業➤conservation, management (especially NAmE) 節水;水管理➤bottle水瓶➤cooler, fountain (both especially NAmE) 水冷卻器;噴泉式飲水器➤heater (especially NAmE) 熱水器◇household water heaters家用熱水器water
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2mass of water大片的水ADJECTIVE | WATER + VERB | WATER + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤deep, shallow深水;淺水▸➤clear清水▸➤muddy, murky, stagnant泥水;渾濁的水;死水▸➤calm, placid, still平靜的水;靜止的水◇the calm waters of Lake Como科莫湖平靜的水域➤choppy, rough, stormy波浪起伏的水域;波濤洶湧的水域▸➤dangerous, safe危險水域;安全水域◇At last the boat reached safer waters.船最終到達了較為安全的水域。➤open開闊的水域◇large expanses of open water大片開闊的水域➤flood (usually floodwater)洪水◇The floodwater had caused tremendous damage.洪水造成了巨大的破壞。➤standing死水◇Some fields have areas with standing water.有些場地有積水。➤rising上漲的水◇They climbed a tree to escape the rising water.他們爬到樹上躲避不斷上漲的水。➤bath, bathing (especially BrE) 洗澡水;浴場水➤ballast壓載水◇the ballast water of ocean-going freighters遠洋貨輪的壓載水WATER + VERB➤rise水上漲◇The water was rising fast.水上漲得很快。➤recede水退去◇The water is now receding after the floods.洪水結束後水現在在退去。WATER + NOUN➤sports水上運動PREPOSITION➤by water通過水路◇Goods were often transported by water in the 19th century.19 世紀貨物經常通過水路運輸。➤in the water在水中◇I saw something large floating in the water.我看到一個大東西漂浮在水中。➤on the water在水上◇The swan landed gracefully on the water.天鵝優雅地落在水面上。➤through the water破水穿行◇The boat cut effortlessly through the water.船輕快地破水前行。➤under the water在水下◇An abandoned town lies under the water of the reservoir.有一個廢棄了的小鎮淹沒在水庫下面。PHRASES➤the water's edge水邊◇She crouched at the water's edge to wash her hands.她蹲在水邊洗手。water
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3waterssea大海ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤territorial領海▸➤coastal沿海▸➤tropical熱帶海域▸➤northern, southern北方/南方海域▸➤Antarctic, Arctic南極/北極海域▸➤Atlantic, Pacific, etc.大西洋、太平洋等海域▸➤foreign, home, international外國/本國/國際海域▸➤Japanese, etc.日本海域等▸➤uncharted海圖上未標明的海域◇The ship had drifted into uncharted waters.船漂到了海圖上未標明的海域。➤navigable航道◇inland navigable waters內陸航道➤freezing, icy冰凍的/結冰的海域◇the freezing waters of the Irish Sea愛爾蘭海的冰凍海域◇the icy waters of the North Atlantic北大西洋的冰凍海域➤shark-infested鯊魚大批出沒的海域◇the shark-infested waters off the coast of Florida佛羅里達海岸附近鯊魚大批出沒的海域PREPOSITION➤in... water, into... water進入⋯海域◇The submarine had strayed into Russian waters.潛艇誤闖進了俄羅斯海域。