| 单词 | water, water everywhere, / nor any drop to drink |
| 释义 | Water, water everywhere, / Nor any drop to drinkLines from “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. The speaker, a sailor on a becalmed ship, is surrounded by salt water that he cannot drink. notes for Water, water everywhere, / Nor any drop to drinkBy extension, these lines are used to describe a situation in which someone is in the midst of plenty but cannot partake of it. Words nearby Water, water everywhere, / Nor any drop to drinkWatervliet, water vole, water wagon, water wagtail, waterward, Water, water everywhere, / Nor any drop to drink, water wave, waterway, waterweed, waterwheel, water willow The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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