| 单词 | water |
| 释义 | waterwaterswaterwater1 /ˈwɔːtə $ ˈwɒːtər, ˈwɑː-/ noun1 [uncountable] the clear liquid that falls as rain and is used for drinking and washing: Can I have a drink of water?我能喝杯水吗？Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water.hand用肥皂和水彻底清洗双手。2[uncountable] an area of water such as the sea or a lakeshallow/deep waterThe ship ran aground in shallow water.run这艘船在浅水域搁浅了。3waters [plural] a very large area of water, for example an ocean or large river: the coastal waters of Alaskawater阿拉斯加近海水域international/Arctic/Korean etc watersWe received permission to sail in Japanese waters.receivewater我们获准在日本海域航行。The flood waters slowly receded.waterrecede洪水慢慢减退了。 ➔ keep your head above water at head1, not hold water at hold1Phrasesin hot/deep water in a lot of trouble: He’s in hot water after being caught cheating in the exam.becatchcheat他考试作弊被抓，遇到大麻烦了。uncharted/troubled waters a situation that is difficult, dangerous, or unfamiliar: Troubled waters still lie ahead for the administration.troublewater管理层仍面临困难的局面。be water under the bridge to belong to the past and no longer be important: All that’s water under the bridge now.那一切如今都已成往事了。COLLOCATIONS: watertypes of water drinking waterThe river is a source of drinking water.bedrinktap water (=water that comes out of a tap)Tap water is perfectly safe to drink.bemineral water/bottled water (=water to drink that you buy in bottles)She ordered a bottle of mineral water.orderrunning water (=a supply of water in a building from pipes)The house did not have electricity or running water.dorunsalt waterShe fell in the sea and swallowed a lot of salt water.fallswallowfresh water (=water in lakes, rivers etc that does not contain salt)Marine fish can’t live in fresh water.hot/warm/cold waterThe water in the pool was pretty cold.beIs there enough hot water for me to have a bath?belukewarm water (=only slightly warm)Stir the yeast into lukewarm water.clean waterThe refugees have no clean drinking water.refugeedrinkcontaminated/polluted water (=water that has harmful substances in it)They became ill from drinking contaminated water.becomedrinkcontaminatesoapy waterWash the container with hot soapy water. |
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