英语词汇“watery”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

watery

/ˈwɔːt(ə)ri

adjective

1Consisting of, containing, or resembling water: a watery fluid...

He had to be guided through these uncharted, watery jungles.
The lymph fluid originates from the interstitial fluid, the watery environment that surrounds the cells of our bodies.
Saliva is a watery fluid that helps to wash away and neutralise the acid.

Synonyms

liquid, fluid, liquefied

technical aqueous, hydrous

wet, damp, moist, sodden, soggy, squelchy, soft;

saturated, waterlogged;

marshy, boggy, swampy, fenny, miry, muddy, oozy

1.1(Of a person’s eyes) full of tears: as the smoke blew into her face, her eyes went red and watery...

He could tell that I was shocked because my eyes were watery.
She had really been crying in her sleep, she guessed, since her eyes were very watery, and her cheeks felt tight from the dried salty tears.
Brett searched her watery eyes and his heart broke for her.

Synonyms

tearful, teary, weeping, weepy, moist, rheumy, dewy-eyed

formal lachrymose

1.2Thin or tasteless as a result of containing too much water: watery coffee...

Their blueberry sauce managed to be thick but watery and tasteless at the same time.
Another potential problem is thin, watery paint that runs under the leaf, obscuring its shape.
It was a thin meal, a watery gruel tossed into a large pot which each slave was allowed to take five handfuls from.

Synonyms

thin, runny, weak, sloppy, dilute, diluted, watered down, thinned down, adulterated;

tasteless, flavourless, insipid, bland

informal wishy-washy

1.3Pale or weak, as if diluted by water: watery sunshine...

The light is weak and watery and the air reeks of woodsmoke, but at least it is not raining, a blessing to those who must spend a long, laborious day harvesting olives ahead of the inevitable frost.
Anyway, his performance is pretty watery and weak and blah.
With a sigh of relief she had watched the steel grey clouds roll away and watery sunshine glimmer through.

Synonyms

pale, wan, thin, faint, weak, feeble, washed out, anaemic, colourless, insipid

informal wishy-washy

Derivatives

wateriness

/ˈwɔːtərɪnəs/ noun ...

Other than the wateriness, it was really quite good, if a bit too spicy for my tastes.
It has all the flavor of a bell pepper packed into a wall with one half the thickness, and none of the wateriness to chew your way through.
Milking staff should look for clots, strings, wateriness or discolouration of milk.

Origin

Old English wæterig (see water, -y¹).

单词	watery
释义	watery /ˈwɔːt(ə)ri / adjective 1Consisting of, containing, or resembling water: a watery fluid... He had to be guided through these uncharted, watery jungles. The lymph fluid originates from the interstitial fluid, the watery environment that surrounds the cells of our bodies. Saliva is a watery fluid that helps to wash away and neutralise the acid. Synonyms liquid, fluid, liquefied technical aqueous, hydrous wet, damp, moist, sodden, soggy, squelchy, soft; saturated, waterlogged; marshy, boggy, swampy, fenny, miry, muddy, oozy 1.1(Of a person’s eyes) full of tears: as the smoke blew into her face, her eyes went red and watery... He could tell that I was shocked because my eyes were watery. She had really been crying in her sleep, she guessed, since her eyes were very watery, and her cheeks felt tight from the dried salty tears. Brett searched her watery eyes and his heart broke for her. Synonyms tearful, teary, weeping, weepy, moist, rheumy, dewy-eyed formal lachrymose 1.2Thin or tasteless as a result of containing too much water: watery coffee... Their blueberry sauce managed to be thick but watery and tasteless at the same time. Another potential problem is thin, watery paint that runs under the leaf, obscuring its shape. It was a thin meal, a watery gruel tossed into a large pot which each slave was allowed to take five handfuls from. Synonyms thin, runny, weak, sloppy, dilute, diluted, watered down, thinned down, adulterated; tasteless, flavourless, insipid, bland informal wishy-washy 1.3Pale or weak, as if diluted by water: watery sunshine... The light is weak and watery and the air reeks of woodsmoke, but at least it is not raining, a blessing to those who must spend a long, laborious day harvesting olives ahead of the inevitable frost. Anyway, his performance is pretty watery and weak and blah. With a sigh of relief she had watched the steel grey clouds roll away and watery sunshine glimmer through. Synonyms pale, wan, thin, faint, weak, feeble, washed out, anaemic, colourless, insipid informal wishy-washy Derivatives wateriness /ˈwɔːtərɪnəs/ noun ... Other than the wateriness, it was really quite good, if a bit too spicy for my tastes. It has all the flavor of a bell pepper packed into a wall with one half the thickness, and none of the wateriness to chew your way through. Milking staff should look for clots, strings, wateriness or discolouration of milk. Origin Old English wæterig (see water, -y¹).
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