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wa.terH5wC:7tE5, $5wB:7tLn [U]a clear liquid, without colour or taste, which falls from the sky as rain and is necessary for animal and plant life水a bottle/drink/glass of water一瓶水/一份水/一杯水bottled/mineral/tap water瓶装水／矿泉水／自来水hot/cold water热／冷水 Cook the pasta in plenty of salted water.将意大利面条放在大量的盐水里煮。Bring the water to the boil.将水煮沸。You're supposed to drink about two and a half litres of water a day.你每天应该喝两升半左右的水。Can I have a drop of water in my whiskey, please.请在我的威士忌酒里加一点儿水。Is the water hot enough for a bath?水热得可以洗澡了吗？The human body is about 50% water.人体中有50%是水。Water often refers to an area of water, such as the sea, a lake or a swimming pool.水域，大片的水（如海，湖或游泳池）The water's much warmer today--are you coming for a swim?今天的水暖和多了----你来游泳吗？How deep is the water at the far end of the pool?池子尽头处的水有多深？I like swimming but I don't like getting my head under (= in) water.我喜欢游泳，但我不喜欢把头埋在水里。Dad, I swam a whole length of the pool under water (= with the whole head and body below the surface of the water)!爸爸，我在水下潜游了足足有游泳池这么长的距离。Water can also refer to the level of an area of water.水位Low water levels on the Mississippi are causing problems.密西西比河的低水位正在制造麻烦。In Vienna, the Danube topped the high-water mark at 30 feet.在维也纳，多瑙河超过了30英尺的高水位标记。High water this morning at Portsmouth is at 11.17 a.m.朴次茅斯港今天上午的高水位发生在11点17分。Water is sometimes used as a combining form.（构词）表示“…水”rainwater雨水freshwater淡水saltwater盐水(esp. disapproving) Criticisms of or warnings to a particular person that are (like) water off a duck's back have no effect on that person.（如）鸭背上的落水，不起作用，毫无影响I've told him that he's heading for trouble, but he doesn't listen--it's just water off a duck's back.我已经告诉过他，他将面临麻烦，但他不听----我的忠告正像是鸭背上的落水，毫无影响。If someone refers to problems that they had in the past as water under the bridge, they mean that they do not worry about them because they happened a long time ago and can not now be changed.无法挽回的老问题，不可改变的既成事实Yes, we did have our disagreements but that's water under the bridge now.是的，我们确实有过不和，但那是早已过去的老问题了。A water bed is a bed which is filled with water.水床A water bill is a regular charge which is made to people for the use of their local water supply.水费帐单A water bird is any bird that lives in or near water.水鸟，水禽Typical examples of water birds are swans and herons.天鹅和苍鹭是典型的水鸟。A water biscuit is a thin hard biscuit, which is often eaten with cheese.水面饼干（一种薄而硬的饼干，常与乳酪一同食用）A water bottle is a container for carrying drinking water on a journey.（旅行用的）盛水器，水瓶，水壶He filled up the water bottle and put it back on his bike.他灌满了水壶，并将它放回到自行车上。A water buffalo is a large cow-like Asian animal with horns that curve backwards, which is often used for pulling farming tools.水牛(Br and Aus) A water butt (Am rain barrel, Aus water tank) is a large container for collecting rain which can then used to water plants.（盛雨水用来浇灌植物的）水桶A water cannon is a device which sends out a powerful stream of water and is used in order to scatter large groups of people.（用于驱散人群的）高压水枪，高压水龙头Police used water cannon to break up the demonstration.警察使用高压水龙头来驱散示威人群。If you have ever been hit by a water cannon, you will appreciate that water can be used as a tool.如果你曾被高压水龙头击中过，你就会充分意识到水可被用来当作工具。If something is water-cooled, it is surrounded by water to keep it at the correct operating temperature.水冷的a water-cooled nuclear reactor水冷式核反应堆a water-cooled petrol engine水冷式汽油发动机A water filter is a device for removing unwanted substances such as bacteria or harmful chemicals from drinking water.水过滤器Water ice is dated for. SORBETA water jump is an area of water with a fence before it, which people or horses jump over in a competition.（障碍赛马中的）水沟障碍A water lily is a plant whose large flat leaves and cup-shaped petals float on the surface of lakes and pools.睡莲，睡莲科植物A water main is the main underground pipe in a system of pipes supplying water to an area.给水干管，总水管Water meadows are fields which flood with water from a river when it rains a lot.（利用水涝保持肥沃的）浸水草地，草甸A water pistol (Am also squirt gun) is a toy gun with which you can send out a stream of water to hit people or things.玩具喷水手枪Water polo is a game played in water in which two teams of swimmers try to get the ball into the other team's goal.水球Water-repellant is Am for showerproof. [SHOWER ]Water skiing is a sport in which you are pulled along the surface of the water by a boat, while balancing on a pair of SKIS which are fastened to your feet.滑水运动A water softener is a substance or device that removes chemicals such as CALCIUM from water in order to make it less HARD.软水剂A water-soluble substance can dissolve in water.能溶解于水的，水溶（性）的Are these tablets water-soluble?这些药片可溶解于水吗？Water sports are sports such as swimming, SURFING and water skiing which you do on or in water.水上运动Beach holidays are fine if you like water sports like surfing and wind surfing.如果你喜欢像冲浪和风帆冲浪这样的水上运动的话，海滨度假很好。A water supply is the water that is provided and treated for a particular area.（地区用水的）水源，给水Fifty percent of the world's population does not have access to an adequate water supply.世界人口的50%没有足够的水源。The water table is the level below the surface of the ground at which you start to find water.地下水位，潜水位A water taxi is a small boat on a river or other area of water which is operated by a person whom you pay to take you where you want to go.出租船A water tower is a device to provide water pressure by positioning a large container for water on top of a tower-like structure.（自来）水塔Water vapour is water in the form of a gas resulting from heating water or ice.水（蒸）汽"Water, water every where, / And not a (originally 'Nor any? drop to drink"(Coleridge in the poem The Ancient Mariner, 1798)“水，到处都是水，／没有一滴可以喝的”（选自柯勒律治的诗《远古的水手》）
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