单词 | potable |
释义 | potable (poʊtəbəl ) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Potable water is clean and safe for drinking. [mainly US] There were severe shortages of food and lack of access to potable water. Collocations: potable water The military had been working with the city since earlier that evening, deploying drivers and vehicles and tanks of potable water— whatever resources it could. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 All carrots are washed in potable water, which may or may not contain chlorine. Times, Sunday Times Should there be insufficient rainwater the system switches to draw potable water from the mains. Times, Sunday Times Primitive shelter, flies, lice and a shortage of potable water contributed to the troops' misery, sickness and lack of fitness for operations. The Times Literary Supplement Officials say 1.1 billion people lack access to potable water. Houston Chronicle |
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