water

['wɔ:tə]

n.水, 海域, 雨水, 海水
v.给 ... 浇水, 给 ... 供水, 加水稀释, 充满眼泪, 给...水喝

n.

1. 水[U]

Fish live in water.

鱼生活在水中。

2. (江、湖、海等的)水体; 大片的水[P1]

Those plants can grow only in deep waters.

那些植物只能在深水中生长。

3. 水位, 潮位[U]

4. (生物体内的)流体, 分泌液; 尿; 泪[U]

5. (国家的)海域, 领海[P]

The ship was in European waters.

船在欧洲水域航行。

6. 【商】(超过实际资产的)估值(或股额); 虚股

vt.

1. 给……浇水, 灌溉

The flowers need watering.

这些花需要浇浇水。

2. 给……水; 给……供水

This village is watered by deep wells.

这个村庄靠深井供水。

3. 搀水冲淡, 加水稀释

The milk they sold was watered.

他们卖的牛奶是搀了水的。

vi.

1. 流泪; 流口水

The child's mouth watered for chocolate.

那孩子因想吃巧克力而淌口水。

The smoke made my eyes water.

烟把我的眼泪都熏出来了。

2. (船等)加水

3. (动物)饮水

词形变化

名词: waterer | 动词过去式: watered | 动词过去分词: watered | 动词现在分词: watering | 动词第三人称单数: waters |

词义辨析

同义:

n.水, 自来水, 矿泉水, 河水

tap water  bottled water  distilled water  mineral water  soda water  branchwater  ditchwater  liquid  fluid  aqua  Perrier  Adam'sle

n.雨水, 泪水, 汗水, 唾液

rain  dew  condensation  moisture  tears  perspiration  sweat  saliva  spit  spittle  slaver  fluid  exudation

v.弄湿, 喷水, 泼溅, (使)湿透, 泛滥

sprinkle  besprinkle  sparge  moisten  damp  dampen  hose  spray  water down  wet  splash  douse  slosh  drench  steep  sodden  imbue  irrigate  flood  deluge  soak  hose down  saturate  wash

v.冲淡, 稀释, 混合

water down  dilute  weaken  thin  rarefy  soften  mix  adulterate  hose down  

同义参见:

juice  

英英释义

名词 water:

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

同义词：H2O

the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)

同义词：body of water

a facility that provides a source of water

同义词：water system, water supply

once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)

liquid excretory product

同义词：urine, piss, pee, piddle, weewee

a fluid necessary for the life of most animals and plants

动词 water:

supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams

同义词：irrigate

provide with water

secrete or form water, as tears or saliva

fill with tears

短语词组

throw cold water on

1. 浇冷水

Don't allow them to throw cold water on you.

别让他们打击你的士气。

water down

1. 在……中搀水

The whisky has been watered down.

这威士忌被搀水了。

by water

1. 走水路

Let's go by water this time.

我们这次坐船去吧!

fish in troubled waters

1. 混水摸鱼

He was fishing in troubled waters.

他在混水摸鱼。

hold water

1. 合情合理

I'm sorry, but your story just doesn't hold water.

真抱歉, 可是你的话不合情理。

in deep water(s)

1. 陷入困境中的

It was easy at first, but we're in deep water now.

起先很容易, 但现在我们陷入了困境。

in low water

1. 拮据

He was in very low water when I saw him last week.

上星期我见到他时他手头正紧。

like water

1. 大量地

The wine flowed like water at their party.

他们在宴会上喝酒如流水。

of the first water

1. 第一流的

She is a scientist of the first water.

她是第一流的科学家。

on the water

1. 在船上

Let's go on the water this afternoon.

今天下午我们去划船吧。

Still waters run deep.

1. 静水流深。

补充

waterwater英:[ˈwɔ:tə] 美:[ˈwɔtɚ, ˈwɑtɚ]n.1.水Flowers will die without water.没有水, 花就会枯死。2.大片的水, (尤指)湖[河, 海]They forbid any ships to enter the water.他们禁止任何船舶进入这片水域。3.(湖、河等的)水域, (某国附近的)海域The ship is in British waters.这条船行驶在英国的海域里。vt.1.在…浇水[洒水]Water the flowers every morning.每天早晨给花浇水。2.给…水喝Have the horses been fed and watered?给马匹喂食饮水了吗?3.(尤指江河)流经并供水给(某地区)The valley is continuously watered by the melting snow from the mountains.群山融化的雪不断流经山谷。vi.1.流眼泪; 流口水The smoke made her eyes water.烟熏得她眼睛流泪。The smell from the kitchen made his mouth water.从厨房传来的气味使他流口水。

例句

1. Get me a glass of water, please.请给我一杯水。 2. And they said he'd been held under the water and drowned.据说他被按到水下溺亡了。 3. You' re in hot water now.你现在麻烦了。 4. The incident had got him into hot water with the Inland Revenue.这次事件使他陷入和国内税务局的纠葛之中。 5. The alibi did not hold water.这种托词站不住脚。 6. a lecturer of the first water一名优秀讲师 7. City economists pour cold water on the idea that the economic recovery has begun.城市经济学家对经济已经开始回暖的观点是不赞同的。 8. He was watering his tomatoes.他那时正在给番茄浇水。 9. Both testified they fed and watered the dog every day.两人都声称天天给狗喂食喂水。 10. His eyes were watering from cigarette smoke.他的眼睛被香烟熏得流泪。 11. to water livestock给家畜饮水 12. to water flowers给花浇水 13. Peter waters the garden in the morning.彼得早上给花园浇水。 14. to water the drinks给饮料搀水 15. The onions made the cook's eyes water.洋葱头刺激得厨师两眼流泪。 16. His mouth watered at the sight of roast.他看见烤肉就垂涎三尺。 17. Our ship watered at the port.我们的船在港口加了水。 18. each bedroom has a washbasin with hot and cold water.每一间卧室都配有一个脸盆，且有热水和冷水供应。 19. [as modifier]water pipes.水管。 20. [as modifier]a water sign.水标记。 21. you can take the waters at the Pump Room.你可以在药用水供应室浸洗。 22. ammonia water.氨水。 23. drinking alcohol will make you need to pass water more often.喝酒会使你需要更频繁地小便。 24. I think my waters have broken.我想我羊水破了。 25. the lawns ran down to the water's edge.草地一直生长到水边。 26. she ducked under the water.她潜入水中去了。 27. a water plant.水生植物。 28. the waters of Hudson Bay.哈得逊湾水域。 29. the government are taking US into unknown waters with these changes in the legislation.政府立法上的这些变化不知将把美国引向何方。 30. Japanese coastal waters.日本近海领海。 31. I went out to water the geraniums.我出去给天竺葵浇水。 32. they stopped to water the horses and to refresh themselces.他们停下来饮马，同时也休息一下吃点东西。 33. the valley is watered by the River Dee.迪伊河流经这个山谷。 34. the ship was watered and fresh livestock taken aboard.船加了水并装上了活蹦乱跳的牲畜。 35. Rory blinked, his eyes watering.罗里眨眨眼，双眼噙着泪水。 36. the smell of frying bacon made Hilary's mouth water.油炸熏肉的香味使希拉里流口水。 37. staff at the club had been watering down the drinks.俱乐部的员工一直在给饮料掺水。 38. the army's report of its investigation was considerably watered down.军队对其调查的报告已省去了不少东西。 39. at the end of the lake was a small kiosk, accessible only by water.湖的尽头有一个亭子，只有坐船才能前往。 40. George was spending money like water.乔治挥金如土。 41. she was a bore of the first water.她是个十分令人讨厌的人。 42. a glass of water一杯水 43. All the rooms have hot and cold running water.所有房间都有冷热水供应。 44. drinking water饮用水 45. tap water自来水 46. Don't go too near the edge or you'll fall in the water!别太靠近水边，不然你会掉进水里！ 47. I can see my reflection in the water.我在水里面看见自己的倒影。 48. The ship was still in British waters.那艘船仍在英国海域。 49. Would you like a glass of water?你想来杯水吗？ 50. bottled/mineral/spring water瓶装/矿物质/矿泉水 51. There's water dripping from the ceiling.天花板漏水。 52. Drink some water.喝点水。 53. drinking water [=water that is safe for drinking]饮用水 54. The house has hot and cold running water. [=water carried by pipes inside a building]这房子有冷热自来水。 55. deep/shallow water深/浅水域 56. The kids love playing in the water.孩子们喜欢在水里玩。 57. A stick was floating on/in the water.一根棍子漂浮在水面上。 58. They like to vacation near the water.他们喜欢去水边度假。 59. frigid northern waters寒冷的北方水域 60. coastal/shallow waters沿海/浅水水域 61. We are sailing in international waters.我们正航行在国际海域。 62. They were fishing in Canadian waters.他们正在加拿大水域捕鱼。 63. We are entering into dangerous waters [=a difficult or complicated situation] whenever we discuss religion in public.每当我们公开讨论宗教时，就会陷入错综复杂的困境之中。 64. He began studying the murky waters [=confusing details] of copyright law.他开始研究著作权法中令人费解的内容。 65. The company is moving into uncharted waters [=new and unknown areas] with its Internet marketing campaign.随着互联网营销的开展，这家公司开始步入全新领域。 66. They came by water. [=by traveling on a boat or ship]他们是乘船来的。 67. Her argument doesn't hold water. [=does not make sense]她的论点站不住脚。 68. His theory cannot hold water. [=his theory is wrong]他的理论行不通。 69. He spends money like water.他挥金如土。 70. a patient who is finding it difficult to pass water感觉排尿困难的患者 71. "He wanted to buy a new car, but I poured/threw cold water on that idea. [=I said he should not buy a new car]"他想买辆新车，但我给他的这个念头泼了冷水。 72. Her water broke early.她的羊水提前破了。 73. "He tried to convince her to take the job, but his advice was like water off a duck's back. [=she completely ignored his advice]"他竭力想说服她接受那份工作，但他的建议被当作了耳旁风。 74. "We had our differences in the past, but that's all water under the bridge now."我们过去存在分歧，但现在那都是陈年旧事了。 75. We need to water the lawn/garden/plants.我们需要给草坪/花园/植物浇水。 76. They fed and watered the horses in the barn.他们给马厩里的马喂食喂水。 77. My eyes were watering as I chopped the onions.我切洋葱时流眼泪了。 78. Just smelling chocolate makes my mouth water. [=makes me want to taste or eat chocolate]只要闻一闻巧克力，我就会流口水。 79. The vineyards are in a region watered by two rivers.这些葡萄园位于两条河的灌溉区。 80. Someone watered down [=diluted] the punch.有人掺水稀释了潘趣酒。 81. He had to water down [=simplify] the lecture for the younger students.为了照顾低年级学生，他只好简化讲座内容。 82. The movie watered down the lessons of the book.电影淡化了书中体现的教训。