| 单词 | aquifer |
| 释义 | aquifer (once / 33108 pages) n An aquifer is an underground water supply –– one found in porous rock, sand, gravel, or the like. Your town might get its water from a lake, river, reservoir, aquifer, or some other source. Aquifer is from the Latin aqua (meaning "water") and ferre (meaning "to bear") –– an aquifer literally bears water. Some aquifers are massive, such as the Ogallala Aquifer in the United States that stretches across parts of eight states from South Dakota to Texas. But not massive enough –– we're draining them faster than the water can be replenished. WORD FAMILYaquifer: aquiferous, aquifers USAGE EXAMPLESThe company says an appeal of a state aquifer permit is ongoing and the EPA permit is also likely to be challenged. Washington Times(Dec 22, 2016) Such conflicts, including disputes between miners and farmers over the use of aquifers, are likely to get worse. Reuters(Nov 28, 2016) The city does not pipe in enough drinkable water, so Jakartans rely largely on wells which extract water from shallow aquifers. The Guardian(Nov 22, 2016) n underground bed or layer yielding groundwater for wells, springs, etc. Hyper formation, geological formation (geology) the geological features of the earth |
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