释义 |
water tableˈwater ˌtable noun [countable] technical - A four-year drought in East Anglia and extra demands for water from a burgeoning local population have lowered the water table.
- He says the problem is the water table has fallen too low.
- How far into the water table have they seeped?
- In some places, the water table dropped nearly three hundred feet.
- It is easy to see why the water table goes down so rapidly.
- Meanwhile, the draining of the small rivers for irrigation has lowered the water table in the region.
- These conditions are best met in low-lying areas that were once marshland, and which still lie above a plentiful water table.
- You've drained the water table and their wells are either dry or running salt water.
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