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单词 watershed
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watershed
noun
uk
/ˈwɔː.tə.ʃed/us
/ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ.ʃed/

watershednoun(BIG CHANGE)

[S]
aneventorperiodthat isimportantbecause itrepresentsabigchangein howpeopledo orthinkabout something:
（标志重大变化的）转折点，分界线，分水岭
Theyear1969 wasawatershedinherlife- shechangedhercareerandremarried.1969年是她人生的一个转折点——她改了行，也再婚了。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Turning points & deciding moments
  • be at a crossroadsidiom
  • breakthrough
  • brink
  • climax
  • coming of age
  • crunch
  • D-Day
  • defining moment
  • edge
  • flashpoint
  • if/when it comes to the crunchidiom
  • landmark
  • make or breaksomethingidiom
  • point of no return
  • red-letter day
  • road
  • road to Damascusidiom
  • the moment of truthidiom
  • turning point
  • U-turn
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watershednoun(HIGH GROUND)

[C]geographyspecialized
anareaof highgroundfrom whichwaterflowsdown to ariver
分水岭，分水界
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Watercourses & waterfalls
  • amazon
  • arroyo
  • beck
  • bourne
  • brook
  • burn
  • cascade
  • cataract
  • Euphrates
  • fluvial
  • fordable
  • gulch
  • maelstrom
  • plunge pool
  • rapids
  • rill
  • riverbed
  • riverine
  • runnel
  • waterway
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Geography: hills & mountains

watershednoun(TELEVISION)

the watershed[S]UK
inBritain, thetimein theevening, usually 9 p.m., whentelevisionprogrammesthat are notsuitableforchildrenmaystartto beshown
分水岭时间（在英国通常指晚上9点以后电视可以播放儿童不宜节目的时段）
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Broadcasting: television
  • aerial
  • autotune
  • best boy
  • boob tube
  • breakfast television
  • broadcast
  • footage
  • gaffer
  • ghost image
  • goggle-box
  • HD
  • plasma screen
  • receiver
  • reveal
  • set-top box
  • shopping channel
  • shout-out
  • smart TV
  • sweep
  • the small screen
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Days & times of day
(Definition ofwatershedfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

watershed| American Dictionary

watershed
noun
us
/ˈwɔ·t̬ərˌʃed,ˈwɑt̬·ər-/

watershednoun(BIG CHANGE)

[U]
aneventorperiodthat isimportantbecause itrepresentsabigchangeand thestartof newdevelopments:
a watershedevent/moment
Thediscoveryofpenicillinwas a watershed in thehistoryofmedicine.

watershednoun(AREA)

[C]earth science
a highareaoflandwhereraincollects, some of itflowingdown tosupplyrivers,lakes, etc., atlowerlevels
(Definition ofwatershedfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

watershed| Business English

watershed
noun[S]
uk
/ˈwɔːtəʃed/us
aneventorperiodthat isimportantbecause itrepresentsabigchangein howpeopledo orthinkabout something:
a watershed for sth/sbThebuyoutwashailedonWallStreetas a watershed forprivateequity.
a watershed in sth/sbThepayagreementwas a watershed in thedevelopmentof the company'slabourrelationssystem.
the watershed
inBritain, thetimein theevening, usually 9 pm, after whichtelevisionprogrammesthat are notsuitableforchildrencan beshown:
Thescriptcensorssay which words can be used before the watershed.

watershed

adjective[before noun]
Lastyearwitnesseda watershedchangefor Americanbusiness.
(Definition ofwatershedfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofwatershed

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Most analyses used data from the t wo watersheds combined.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In addition, we give higher values to those communities located in watersheds which have been classified as over-exploited.
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The other two papers define their spatial extent by watersheds that are characterized by a particular set of agricultural practices.
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Second, the implementation of onchocerciasis control had altered the geography of physical deprivation by levelling off the disparities of nutritional stress between watersheds and valleys.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Integrated solutions are favoured, including a focus on linking agricultural production with conservation and encouraging the management of watersheds through community involvement.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Here, the speaker defines two watersheds in terms of how the water flows.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Because it protects watersheds for downstream use by agriculture, industry, and homes ?
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The study watersheds are completely covered with primary or mature secondary forests.
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The differences in species associations between the eastern and western watersheds indicate that they support d ifferent ecological p rocesses.
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The best candidates for study are lakes in watersheds that were not densely settled and that lie in level terrain.
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The reason for wider seasonal swings in valleys was that the population of able-bodied individuals was less numerous than on watersheds.
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Even adjacent watersheds such as these may have greatly diverging values under similar uses.
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A site may be made up of multiple communities, watersheds or clusters of smaller units.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The archaeological research design involved mapping and testpitting residential structures on transects established in six watersheds.
From theCambridge English Corpus
However, separate analyses were also made for eastern and western watersheds to check the consistency of patterns.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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Collocationswithwatershed

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These are words often used in combination withwatershed.

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entire watershed
The project's main goal was to highlight issues and concerns that affect theentirewatershed.
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upper watershed
In short, there is an effective subsidy on logging in theupperwatershed.
From theCambridge English Corpus
watershed management
However, farm size should be considered if household participation is an important consideration in the implementation ofwatershedmanagementand development programs or projects.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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