Watershed

[ 'wɔ:təʃed ]
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n. 分水岭;集水区;转折点;流域; adj. 标志转折点的;
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📝 例句

The flumes are used extensively to measure watershed turnoff.
水槽广泛用于测量集水区的经流流量。
" Bush also acknowledges that 1986 was a watershed year in his life.
"小布什也承认1986年是他生命的一个分水岭。
Leaving her first job was a watershed in her life.
辞去她的第一份工作是她生活中的一个转折点。
Her visit to India proved to be a watershed in her life.
她的印度之行成了她一生的转折点.
It forms the watershed between the two rivers.
它成了两条河流的分水岭。

🌱 联想助记

【记】water-水,shed-脱落,分水岭

✅ 同义词

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📖 牛津释义

watershed n (a) line of high land where streams on one side flow into one river or sea and streams on the other side flow into a different river or sea 分水线; 分水岭. (b) (fig 比喻) turning-point in a course of events 事情发展中的转折点 Her visit to India proved to be a watershed in her life. 她的印度之行成了她一生的转折点.

🔁 扩展释义

*['wɒtәʃed]n. 流域, 分水岭【医】 分水界, 分水岭

📖 同为「专四」词汇

closure n. （永久的）停业，关闭;结束;[电]闭合;[数]闭包; vt. 使结束，使终止;使停止辩论;
anatomy n. 解剖，分解，分析;（详细的）剖析;（生物体的）解剖结构;骨骼;
extravagant adj. 过度的，过分的;奢侈的，浪费的;放肆的;大量的;
hairy adj. 多毛的;毛制的，仿毛的;[俚] 险象环生的，危险的;
housing n. 房屋;供给住宅;掩护;外罩;
hostel n. 旅社，招待所;〈英古〉旅馆;〈英〉大学宿舍; vi. 留宿于招待所;
falter vi. （嗓音）颤抖;支吾其词;蹒跚;摇晃; n. 支吾，结巴;踌躇，不稳;摇晃;颤抖;
trustworthy adj. 值得信赖的，可靠的;把稳;妥靠;信实;
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🗣️ 情景例句

Thanks for the invitation. And please give my regards to your wife.
谢谢你的邀请。请代我问候贵夫人。
I feel guilty because I haven't written her lately.
因为我最近没给她写信，我感觉到有罪。
Among them will be Debbie's mother, who swam the Channel herself when she was a girl.
他们当中还会有黛比的母亲，她本人还是个姑娘时，也曾横渡过英吉利海峡！
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🔤 更多 W 开头的单词

wandering erysipelas
waste-pipe
Waterstone
well-formed process node
what for
wild plum
wingmen
with a few hard licks
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