water
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(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.
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.
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.
4 [U] state or level of the tide 潮水; 潮水的水位
(at) high/low water (处於)高[低]潮.
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 口) (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 口) 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) ur...