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[/ˈwɔːtə(r); ˋwɔtɚ/] n 用法:
1 (a) [U] liquid without colour, smell or taste that falls as rain, is in lakes, rivers and seas, and is used for drinking, washing, etc 水:
Water is changed into steam by heat and into ice by cold. 水加热变蒸汽, 冷却後结冰. *
Fish live in (the) water. 鱼在水中生活. *
`drinking water 饮用水 *
`mineral water 矿泉水.
(b) [U] this liquid as supplied to homes, factories, etc in pipes 自来水:
The water was turned off for several hours a day during the drought. 在乾旱时, 每天有几小时停止供应自来水. *
The houses in this village are without water. 这个村子里家家户户都没有自来水. *
hot and cold running water, ie a supply of hot and cold water piped to taps 热的和凉的自来水 *
[attrib 作定语] water rationing, shortages 自来水定量供应、 短缺.
(C) [sing] mass of this liquid, esp a lake, river or sea大片的水; （尤指）湖, 河, 海:
She fell in the water and drowned. 她落水淹死了. *
The flood water covered the whole area. 洪水把整个地区都淹没了.
(d) [sing] surface of a lake, river, sea, etc （湖、 河、 海等的）水面:
float on the water 漂浮在水面上 *
swim under the water 潜泳 *
We could see fishes under the water. 我们看见水面下有各种鱼. 用法:
2 [U] (esp in compounds 尤用以构成复合词) preparation containing water or sth similar to water 含水的或似水的制剂:
`rose-water 玫瑰香水 *
`lavender-water 薰衣草香水 *
`soda-water 苏打水. 用法:
3 waters [pl] (a) mass of water (in a lake, river, etc) （湖、 河等的）水域:
the (`head-)waters of the Nile, ie the lake from which it flows 尼罗河的源头 *
The waters of the lake flow out over a large waterfall. 这个湖的水流出後形成一个大瀑布. *
the stormy waters of the Atlantic 大西洋多暴风雨的海域.
(b) sea near a particular country （某国附近的）海域:
British (territorial) waters 英国的海域 *
in home/foreign waters 在本国的[他国的]领海. 用法:
4 [U] state or level of the tide 潮水; 潮水的水位:
(at) high/low water （处於）高[低]潮. 用法:
5 (idm 习语) be in/get into hot water => hot. blood is thicker than water => blood1.bread and water => bread. by water by boat, ship, barge, etc 由水路; 乘船:
transported by water 经水运 *
You can reach the house by water. 可乘船抵达那所房子那里. cast one's bread upon the waters => cast1. hell or high water => hell. take the `waters visit a spa in order to drink or bathe in the spring water there to improve one's health 到矿泉疗养地（喝矿泉水或以矿泉水沐浴促进健康）. fish in troubled waters => fish2. a fish out of water => fish1. go through fire and water => fire1. hold `water (infml) (of an argument, an excuse, a theory, etc) be capable of standing up to examination or testing; be valid （指辩论、 借口、 理论等）经得起检验的, 站得住脚的. in deep water => deep1. in smooth water => smooth1. keep one's head above water => head1. like a duck to water => duck1. like `water (infml) in great quantity; lavishly or recklessly 大量的; 无节制的; 不顾後果的:
spend money like water 挥金如土 *
The wine flowed like water at the party. 在宴会上大家开怀畅饮, 酒似流水. a lot of/much water has flowed, etc under the `bridge many things have happened (since an event, etc) and the situation is different now （自从某件事以来）已发生了很多事, 情况不同了. make `water (of a ship) have a leak （指船）漏水:
We're making water (ie Water is coming into the ship) fast. 我们的船漏水漏得很厉害. make/pass `water (fml 文) urinate 排泄尿; 撒尿. milk and water => milk1. muddy the waters => muddy (mud). of the first water => first1. pour/throw cold water on sth => cold1. pour oil on troubled waters => pour. still waters run deep => still1. throw out the baby with the bath water => baby. tread water => tread. under `water (a) in and covered by water 在水中并被水没过:
swimming under water 潜泳.
(b) flooded 被水淹没:
Several fields are under water after the heavy rain. 大雨过後有几片耕地被淹. (like) water off a `duck's `back (esp of criticisms, etc) without any effect (on sb) （尤指批评等）（对某人）不起作用:
Their hints about his behaviour were (like) water off a duck's back.他们示意他举止不当, 如同对牛弹琴. water under the`bridge event, mistake, etc that has already occurred and cannot be altered, so there is no point in worrying about it 已经发生的事情、 错误等无法更改, 犯不上烦恼:
Last year's dispute is (all) water under the bridge now. 去年的争论（都）已是覆水难收了. you can take a horse to water, but you can't make it drink => horse. water 2
NOTE ON USAGE 用法:
When water is heated to 100 degrees Celsius, it boils and becomes steam. 水加热（heat）到100摄氏度时, 沸腾（boil）变成水蒸气（steam）.*When steam touches a cold surface, it condenses and becomes water again. 水蒸气接触到冷的物体表面时, 凝结（condense）又变成水. When water is cooled below 0 degrees Celsius, it freezes and becomes ice. 水冷却（cool）到0摄氏度以下时, 冻结（freeze）成冰（ice）. *If the temperature increases, the ice melts.温度上升时, 冰就融化（melt）. *When talking about frozen food or icy weather becoming warmer, we say it thaws. 冷冻的（frozen）食物或冰冷的（icy）天气变暖时, 称为解冻（thaw）. *Frozen food thaws or defrosts when we take it out of the freezer. 冷冻的食物从冷藏室取出解冻, 用 thaw 或 defrost 均可. water 3
[/ˈwɔːtə(r); ˋwɔtɚ/] v 用法:
1 [Tn] pour or sprinkle water on (sth) 在（某物）上浇水或洒水:
water a flowerbed, lawn, plant 用水浇花坛、 草地、 植物. 用法:
2 [Tn] give water to (an animal) to drink 给（动物）水喝:
water the horses 饮马. 用法:
3 [Tn] add water to (a drink) to dilute it 在（饮料）中加水冲淡:
The owner of the pub was accused of watering the beer. 有人指责酒店老板在啤酒里搀水. 用法:
4 [I](of the eyes) become full of tears or (of the mouth) produce saliva （指眼睛）充满眼泪; （指嘴）流口水:
The smoke made my eyes water. 烟薰得我眼睛直流泪. *
The delicious smell from the kitchen made our mouths water. 我们闻到厨房里的香味直流口水. 用法:
5 [Tn usu passive 通常用於被动语态] (esp of rivers) flow through (an area of land) and provide it with water （尤指河流）流经（某地区）（供水或灌溉）:
a country watered by numerous rivers 有众多河流水源充足的国家. 用法:
6 (phr v) water sth down (a) make (a liquid) weaker by adding water; dilute sth 加水冲淡（某液体）; 稀释:
The milk had been watered down. 那牛奶已经搀过水了. *
You have to water down the medicine before drinking it. 你得把这种药加水稀释後再服用.
(b) weaken the effect of sth, eg by making the details less vivid 减弱某事物的作用:
The criticisms had been watered down so as not to offend anybody. 这些批评意见已修改得缓和些以免得罪人. *
They gave the press a watered-down version of what really happened. 他们向新闻界提供的情况是经过删减的. |