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water
[英] [ˈwɔ:tə] [美] [ˈwɔtɚ, ˈwɑtɚ] 生词本

n.

v.

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1. N-UNCOUNT 水;雨水 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. 

  • Get me a glass of water.

    给我杯水。

  • ...the sound of water hammering on the metal roof.

    雨水敲打金属屋顶发出的声响

  • ...a trio of children playing along the water's edge.

    3个在水边玩耍的孩子

2. N-PLURAL 海域;(尤指)领海 You use waters to refer to a large area of sea, especially the area of sea which is near to a country and which is regarded as belonging to it. 

  • The ship will remain outside Chinese territorial waters.

    这艘船将继续呆在中国领海之外。

  • ...the open waters of the Arctic Ocean.

    北冰洋的公共海域

3. N-PLURAL 困境 You sometimes use waters to refer to a situation which is very complex or difficult. 

  • ...the man brought in to guide him through troubled waters...

    被请来帮助他渡过难关的人

  • The British Government may be in stormy economic waters.

    英国政府可能陷入了动荡的经济困境中。

4. VERB 给(植物)浇水 If you water plants, you pour water over them in order to help them to grow. 

  • He went out to water the plants.

    他出去给植物浇水。

5. VERB 流泪 If your eyes water, tears build up in them because they are hurting or because you are upset. 

  • His eyes watered from cigarette smoke.

    他的眼睛被香烟熏得直流泪。

6. VERB See also: mouth-watering; 流口水 If you say that your mouth is watering, you mean that you can smell or see some nice food and you might mean that your mouth is producing a liquid. 

  • ...cookies to make your mouth water.

    令人垂涎的饼干

7. PHR-ERG （孕妇）羊水破裂;（医生或接生员）给（孕妇）破羊水 When a pregnant woman's waters break, the fluid in her womb that surrounds the baby passes out of her body, showing that the baby is ready to be born. A doctor or midwife can break a woman's waters so that the birth can begin. 

  • My waters broke at six in the morning and within four hours Jamie was born.

    我是凌晨6点破水的，不到4个小时杰米就出生了。

8. PHRASE 泼出之水;不可改变的既成事实;无法挽回的过去 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 any more. 

  • He was relieved his time in jail was over and regarded it as water under the bridge.

    他为服刑期满而感到如释重负，而且觉得既已无可更改，过去的就让它过去吧。

9. PHRASE 陷入困境;处境尴尬 If you are in deep water, you are in a difficult or awkward situation. 

  • You certainly seem to be in deep water...

    你看起来无疑是陷入了困境。

  • I could tell that we were getting off the subject and into deep water.

    我觉得我们在跑题并已陷入尴尬境地。

10. PHRASE (论点或理论)符合逻辑，站得住脚，经得起考验 If an argument or theory does not hold water, it does not seem to be reasonable or be in accordance with the facts. 

  • This argument simply cannot hold water in Europe.

    这个论点在欧洲根本就站不住脚。

11. PHRASE 陷于困境;遇到麻烦 If you are in hot water, you are in trouble. 

  • The company has already been in hot water over high prices this year.

    这家公司今年由于价格过高已经陷入困境。

12. PHRASE 给(想法或建议)泼冷水 If you pour cold water on an idea or suggestion, you show that you have a low opinion of it. 

  • City economists pour cold water on the idea that the economic recovery has begun.

    伦敦金融城的经济学家给经济开始复苏的说法泼了冷水。

13. PHRASE 试探 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. 

  • You should be cautious when getting involved and test the water before committing yourself.

    参与其中时一定要小心谨慎，表态之前最好试探一下。

14.   like water off a duck's back→see: duck;  to take to something like a duck to water→see: duck;  like a fish out of water→see: fish;  to keep your head above water→see: head;  to pour oil on troubled waters→see: oil; 
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Noun

1. binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

  • synonym： H2O

2. the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean);

  • "they invaded our territorial waters"
  • "they were sitting by the water's edge"

3. facility that provides a source of water;

  • "the town debated the purification of the water supply"
  • "first you have to cut off the water"

4. once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)

5. liquid excretory product;

  • "there was blood in his urine"
  • "the child had to make water"

6. a fluid necessary for the life of most animals and plants;

  • "he asked for a drink of water"
Verb

1. supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams;

  • "Water the fields"

2. provide with water;

  • "We watered the buffalo"

3. secrete or form water, as tears or saliva;

  • "My mouth watered at the prospect of a good dinner"
  • "His eyes watered"

4. fill with tears;

  • "His eyes were watering"

体育

  • 1.水面线
  • 2.吃水线

医学

  • 1.①水(H2O)一种无味、无臭、无色的液体，用作比重和比热的标准。它在0℃时冰冻，而在100℃时沸腾。存在于所有的有机组织和许多其他物质中，是一种最常用的溶剂；②芳香水；③净化水

土木工程

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  • 1.混水连接
  • 2.water-mixing direct connection
  • 3.水冲沉桩
  • 4.water-jet piling, hydraulic jet piling
  • 5.水灰比
  • 6.water-cement ratio

天文学

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  • 1.水
  • 2.分子式为“ H2O”，原子数为3。

机械

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  • 1.水密式仪器仪表： water-tight instru-ment 在完全沉入水中时能防止水浸入的仪器仪表。
  • 2.防水式仪器仪表： water-proof instru-ment 在一定压力下能防止水浸入的仪器仪表。

水产

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  • 1.保水剂： keep agent 防止干耗的添加剂。

水利

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  • 1.水
  • 2."氢和氧的化合物,化学式为H2O。在自然界以固态、液态、气态三种聚集状态存在。"

电力

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  • 1.水冷汽轮发电机： water-cooled turbogenerator
  • 2.防水操作杆： water-proof hand pole
  • 3.水冷调相机： water-cooled compensator
  • 4.扬程： water-raising capacity
  • 5.水冷壁： water-cooled wall
  • 6.水喷雾灭火器： water-spray fire extinguishing device
  • 7.防水层： water-proof layer
  • 8.湿法养护： water-filled boiler protection

药学

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  • 1.水
1. Mountaineers rely on the mountains, just like those by the waterside profit from water.; If you live on a mountain, you live off the mountain; if you live by the water, you live off the water.
靠山吃山，靠水吃水。

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2. Salt water has more buoyance than fresh water.
咸水比淡水浮力大。

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3. The children use water wings to keep themselves up in the water while they're learning to swim.
孩子们在学游泳时常用浮圈使自己浮在水面。

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4. The sea water is mainly composed of water and salt.
海水主要由水和盐组成。

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5. The water came up to one's waist.; The water was waist-deep.
水深及腰。

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6. The water comes up to my waist.; The water is waist-deep.
水深齐腰。

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7. The water iced the water pipes up.
水结成的冰已把水管覆盖了。

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8. The water rate is the payment in Britain for water when it is supplied to houses and factories and so forth.
在英国，水税是指住家、工厂等得到水的供应时所交纳的款项。

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9. They got around the lack of drinking water by eating water melons.
他们吃西瓜以解决缺少饮用水的困难。

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10. Water naturally flows downhill.; Water always finds its own level.
水往低处流。

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11. Water vapor is water in the form of a gas.
水蒸气是气态的水。

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12. "Oh,thank you!" she enthused gratefully."You're a real gem,a diamond of the first water.”
“谢谢！”她表示感激热情洋溢地说，“你真是一个被人尊敬的人，第一流的好人。”

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13. A big rock stuck out of the water.
一大块岩石突出水面。

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14. A boat is on the water.
一艘船浮在水面。

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15. A chemist can isolate the oxygen from the hydrogen in water.
一个化学家能把水中的氧和氢分解。

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16. A city without guns or water is defenseless before an army.
无枪炮或缺水的城市在大军围攻时是无法自卫的。

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17. A cloud is a condensation of water vapour in the atmosphere.
云是由大气中的水蒸气凝结成的。

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18. A ditch diverted water from the rill into the fields.
一条沟渠把水从河里引向田间。

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19. A ditch diverted water from the stream into the fields.
一条沟把溪水引到田间。

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20. A drop of milk diffused in the water.
一滴牛奶在水中扩散开来。

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