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water /04w0009t05(r)/ DJ /"w00t06/ KK /04wɑ09t-/ DJ American English /"wɑt-/ KK American English noun a liquid without colour, smell or taste that falls as rain, is in lakes, rivers and seas, and is used for drinking, washing, etc. 水 uncountable a glass of water 一杯水 drinking water 饮用水 water pollution 水污染 clean/dirty water 净／脏水 water shortages 缺水 There is hot and cold running water in all the bedrooms. 所有的卧室里都有冷热自来水。 an area of water, especially a lake, river, sea or ocean 大片的水；水域；（尤指）江，河，湖，海 uncountable We walked down to the water"s edge. 我们步行到水边去。 She fell into the water. 她失足落水。 shallow/deep water 浅／深水域 In the lagoon the water was calm. 环礁湖里风平浪静。 the water in a particular lake, river, sea or ocean （某一江、河、湖、海的）水域 plural the grey waters of the River Clyde 克莱德河灰蒙蒙的河水 This species is found in coastal waters around the Indian Ocean. 在环印度洋沿岸的海域有这一物种。 Alternate: waters the surface of a mass of water （一片）水面 uncountable She dived under the water. 她潜入水下。 The leaves floated on the water. 叶片漂浮在水面上。 an area of sea or ocean belonging to a particular country （某个国家的）领海，海域 plural We were still in British waters. 我们仍在英国的领海上。 fishing in international waters 在国际海域捕鱼 Alternate: waters Idiom: by water formal using a boat or ship 乘船；由水路 Idiom: it"s (all) water under the bridge spoken used to say that sth happened in the past and is now forgotten or no longer important 已成往事；往事云烟 Idiom: like water informal in large quantities 大量地 He spends money like water. 他挥霍无度。 Idiom: (be in/get into) murky/uncharted waters to get into a difficult or dangerous situation that you do not know anything about 陷入心中无数的困境；落入心中无数的险境 Idiom: not hold water informal if an argument, an excuse, a theory, etc. does not hold water, you cannot believe it （论点、借口、理论等）站不住脚，不合情理 Idiom: sb"s waters break when a pregnant woman"s waters break, the liquid in her womb passes out of her body just before the baby is born 羊水破（即将分娩） Idiom: (like) water off a duck"s back informal used to say that sth, especially criticism, has no effect on sb/sth （像）耳边风；水过鸭背 I can"t tell my son what to do; it"s water off a duck"s back with him. 我无法告诉我儿子该做什么；他根本听不进去。 verb to pour water on plants, etc. 给…浇水；灌溉 VN to water the plants/garden 给花草／花园浇水 of the eyes 眼睛 to become full of tears 充满眼泪 V The smoke made my eyes water. 烟熏得我直流眼泪。 of the mouth 嘴 to produce saliva 流口水 V The smells from the kitchen made our mouths water. 厨房里的香味馋得我们直流口水。 to give water to an animal to drink 给…水喝；饮（动物） VN to water the horses 饮马 After a tour of the grounds, the guests were fed and watered. 客人们游览场地之后，给招待得酒足饭饱。 humorous of a river, etc. 河流等 to provide an area of land with water 流经；给（某地）供水 VN usually passive technical The valley is watered by a stream. 这山谷有一条小溪流过。 to add water to an alcoholic drink 往（酒里）掺水；给…加水 VN watered wine 掺了水的葡萄酒 Phrasal: water sth62down to make a liquid weaker by adding water 加水冲淡（液体）；掺水稀释 to change a speech, a piece of writing, etc. in order to make it less offensive or forceful 使（演讲、文章等）语气缓和；使变成轻描淡写 usually passive
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