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单词 underwater
释义 underwater
I. \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ adjective
Etymology: under (II) + water, n.
1. : lying, growing, performed, worn, or operating below the surface of the water
 < underwater caverns >
 < underwater operation of a submarine >
 < underwater signaling >
2. : being below the waterline of a ship
 < underwater body >
 < underwater valve >
3. of a security : not backed by assets : having no equity if all liabilities were paid
II. adverb
Etymology: under (II) + water, n.
: under the water : under the surface of the water
 < once stayed underwater for twenty-four hours — New Yorker >
 < could move more quickly underwater — Sir Winston Churchill >
III. \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: under (III) + water
: the water under the surface (as of the ocean)
 < fired from underwater >
 < the underwaters were infested by submarines — Irish Statesman >
 < knows the underwater of the bay … like the back of her hand — George Bradshaw >
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