, water
- n.水;水域;河;海域
- v.灌溉;给…浇水;充满眼泪;流口水
- 网络水分;水份;祸水
复数:waters 现在分词:watering 过去式:watered
, water
1.[u]水a liquid without colour, smell or taste that falls as rain, is in lakes, rivers and seas, and is used for drinking, washing, etc.
2.[u]大片的水;水域;(尤指)江,河,湖,海an area of water , especially a lake, river, sea or ocean
3.[pl](某一江、河、湖、海的)水域the water in a particular lake, river, sea or ocean
4.[u](一片)水面the surface of a mass of water
5.[pl](某个国家的)领海,海域an area of sea or ocean belonging to a particular country
6.[pl]murky, uncharted, stormy, dangerous, etc. ~不明朗(或未知的、困难、危险等)局面used to describe a situation, usually one that is difficult, dangerous or not familiar
by water
乘船;由水路using a boat or ship
its (all) water under the bridge
已成往事;往事云烟used to say that sth happened in the past and is now forgotten or no longer important
like water
大量地in large quantities
not hold water
(论点、借口、理论等)站不住脚,不合情理if an argument, an excuse, a theory, etc. does nothold water , you cannot believe it
sbs waters break
羊水破(即将分娩)when a pregnant woman'swaters break , the liquid in her womb passes out of her body just before the baby is born
(like) water off a ducks back
(像)耳边风;水过鸭背used to say that sth, especially criticism, has no effect on sb/sth