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

单词	water
释义	water —water /ˈwɔː.tə^r/ aep /ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ/ Ⅰ verb (GIVE WATER) ↑Verb Endings for water 1 B2 [T] to pour water on to plants or the soil that they are growing in: » I've asked my neighbour to water the plants while I'm away.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Gardening - general words 2 F0 [T] to give an animal water to drink: » The horses had been fed and watered.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Animal foodWord Builder:–Nouns: water–Adjectives: underwater, waterproof, watery–Verbs: water–Adverbs: underwater • • • Extra Examples:» I've just watered the tomatoes.» The cucumbers need to be watered every day. Ⅱ verb (PRODUCE LIQUID) ↑Verb Endings for water 1 C2 [I] If your mouth waters, it produces a lot of saliva, usually because you can see or smell some food that you would like to eat: » The smell of that bread is making my mouth water!Thesaurus⁺: ↑Bodily fluids and their production , ↑Urine and urinating 2 F0 [I] When your eyes water, they produce tears but not because you are unhappy: » How do you stop your eyes from watering when you're cutting up onions?Thesaurus⁺: ↑Bodily fluids and their production , ↑Urine and urinatingWord Builder:–Nouns: water–Adjectives: underwater, waterproof, watery–Verbs: water–Adverbs: underwater Ⅲ water /ˈwɔː.tə^r/ aep /ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ/ noun 1 A1 [U] a clear liquid, without colour or taste, that falls from the sky as rain and is necessary for animal and plant life: » a bottle/drink/glass of water» bottled/mineral/tap water» hot/cold water» Can I have a drop of water in my whisky, please?» Is the water hot enough for a bath?» The human body is about 50 percent water.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Water in general 2 A2 [U] an area of water, such as the sea, a lake, or a swimming pool: » The water's warm - are you coming for a swim?» I don't like getting my head under (= in) water.» Dad, I swam a whole length of the pool under water (= with the whole head and body below the surface of the water)!Thesaurus⁺: ↑Water in general 3 F0 [U] the level of an area of water: » High water this morning at Portsmouth is at 11.17.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Floods, tides and currents waters [plural] 4 F0 the area of sea near to and belonging to a particular country: » St Lucia depends on its clean coastal waters for its income.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Seas and oceans 5 F0 the water contained in a particular lake, river, or part of the sea: » In the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico, oil rigs attract fish.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Water in general 6 F0 _UK (_US water) the liquid that surrounds a baby inside a pregnant woman's womb: » At 3 a.m. her waters broke, and the baby was born soon after.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Pregnancy , ↑Birth the waters [plural] 7 F0 water from a spring, especially when used in the past for drinking or swimming in, in order to improve the health: » People used to come to this city to take (= drink or swim in) the waters.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Water in generalWord Builder:–Nouns: water–Adjectives: underwater, waterproof, watery–Verbs: water–Adverbs: underwater • • • Extra Examples:» Hot water circulates through the heating system.» The water in the lake is so clear that you can see the bottom.» The water supply is being tested for contamination.» You'll dehydrate very quickly in this heat, if you don't drink lots of water.» The light reflected off the surface of the water.
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