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water
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(a) [U] liquid without colour, smell or taste that falls as rain, is in lakes, rivers and seas, and is used for drinking, washing, etc 水
Water is changed into steam by heat and into ice by cold. 水加热变蒸汽, 冷却後结冰.
Fish live in (the) water. 鱼在水中生活.
`drinking water 饮用水
`mineral water 矿泉水.
(b) [U] this liquid as supplied to homes, factories, etc in pipes 自来水
The water was turned off for several hours a day during the drought. 在乾旱时, 每天有几小时停止供应自来水.
The houses in this village are without water. 这个村子里家家户户都没有自来水.
hot and cold running water, ie a supply of hot and cold water piped to taps 热的和凉的自来水
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water rationing, shortages 自来水定量供应、 短缺.
(c) [sing] mass of this liquid, esp a lake, river or sea大片的水; （尤指）湖, 河, 海
She fell in the water and drowned. 她落水淹死了.
The flood water covered the whole area. 洪水把整个地区都淹没了.
(d) [sing] surface of a lake, river, sea, etc （湖、 河、 海等的）水面
float on the water 漂浮在水面上
swim under the water 潜泳
We could see fishes under the water. 我们看见水面下有各种鱼.
2 [U] (esp in compounds 尤用以构成复合词) preparation containing water or sth similar to water 含水的或似水的制剂: `rose-water 玫瑰香水
`lavender-water 薰衣草香水 * `soda-water 苏打水.
3 waters [pl]
(a) mass of water (in a lake, river, etc) （湖、 河等的）水域
the (`head-)waters of the Nile, ie the lake from which it flows 尼罗河的源头
The waters of the lake flow out over a large waterfall. 这个湖的水流出後形成一个大瀑布.
the stormy waters of the Atlantic 大西洋多暴风雨的海域.
(b) sea near a particular country （某国附近的）海域
British (territorial) waters 英国的海域
in home/foreign waters 在本国的[他国的]领海.
4 [U] state or level of the tide 潮水; 潮水的水位
(at) high/low water （处於）高[低]潮.
5 (idm 习语) be in/get into hot water => hot. blood is thicker than water => blood1.bread and water => bread. by water by boat, ship, barge, etc 由水路; 乘船
transported by water 经水运
You can reach the house by water. 可乘船抵达那所房子那里. cast one´s bread upon the waters => cast1. hell or high water => hell. take the `waters visit a spa in order to drink or bathe in the spring water there to improve one´s health 到矿泉疗养地（喝矿泉水或以矿泉水沐浴促进健康）. fish in troubled waters => fish2. a fish out of water => fish1. go through fire and water => fire1. hold `water (infml 口) (of an argument, an excuse, a theory, etc) be capable of standing up to examination or testing; be valid （指辩论、 借口、 理论等）经得起检验的, 站得住脚的. in deep water => deep1. in smooth water => smooth1. keep one´s head above water => head1. like a duck to water => duck1. like `water (infml 口) in great quantity; lavishly or recklessly 大量的; 无节制的; 不顾後果的
spend money like water 挥金如土
The wine flowed like water at the party. 在宴会上大家开怀畅饮, 酒似流水. a lot of/much water has flowed, etc under the `bridge many things have happened (since an event, etc) and the situation is different now （自从某件事以来）已发生了很多事, 情况不同了. make `water (of a ship) have a leak （指船）漏水
We´re making water (ie Water is coming into the ship) fast. 我们的船漏水漏得很厉害. make/pass `water (fml 文) urinate 排泄尿; 撒尿. milk and water => milk1. muddy the waters => muddy (mud). of the first water => first1. pour/throw cold water on sth => cold1. pour oil on troubled waters => pour. still waters run deep => still1. throw out the baby with the bath water => baby. tread water => tread. under `water
(a) in and covered by water 在水中并被水没过
swimming under water 潜泳.
(b) flooded 被水淹没
Several fields are under water after the heavy rain. 大雨过後有几片耕地被淹. (like) water off a `duck´s `back (esp of criticisms, etc) without any effect (on sb) （尤指批评等）（对某人）不起作用
Their hints about his behaviour were (like) water off a duck´s back.他们示意他举止不当, 如同对牛弹琴. water under the`bridge event, mistake, etc that has already occurred and cannot be altered, so there is no point in worrying about it 已经发生的事情、 错误等无法更改, 犯不上烦恼
Last year´s dispute is (all) water under the bridge now. 去年的争论（都）已是覆水难收了. you can take a horse to water, but you can´t make it drink => horse. water, NOTE ON USAGE 用法
When water is heated to 100 degrees Celsius, it boils and becomes steam. 水加热（heat）到100摄氏度时, 沸腾（boil）变成水蒸气（steam）.*When steam touches a cold surface, it condenses and becomes water again. 水蒸气接触到冷的物体表面时, 凝结（condense）又变成水. When water is cooled below 0 degrees Celsius, it freezes and becomes ice. 水冷却（cool）到0摄氏度以下时, 冻结（freeze）成冰（ice）. *If the temperature increases, the ice melts.温度上升时, 冰就融化（melt）. *When talking about frozen food or icy weather becoming warmer, we say it thaws. 冷冻的（frozen）食物或冰冷的（icy）天气变暖时, 称为解冻（thaw）. *Frozen food thaws or defrosts when we take it out of the freezer. 冷冻的食物从冷藏室取出解冻, 用 thaw 或 defrost 均可.
water v
1 [Tn] pour or sprinkle water on (sth) 在（某物）上浇水或洒水
water a flowerbed, lawn, plant 用水浇花坛、 草地、 植物.
2 [Tn] give water to (an animal) to drink 给（动物）水喝: water the horses 饮马.
3 [Tn] add water to (a drink) to dilute it 在（饮料）中加水冲淡
The owner of the pub was accused of watering the beer. 有人指责酒店老板在啤酒里搀水.
4 [I](of the eyes) become full of tears or (of the mouth) produce saliva （指眼睛）充满眼泪; （指嘴）流口水
The smoke made my eyes water. 烟薰得我眼睛直流泪.
The delicious smell from the kitchen made our mouths water. 我们闻到厨房里的香味直流口水.
5 [Tn usu passive 通常用於被动语态]
(esp of rivers) flow through (an area of land) and provide it with water （尤指河流）流经（某地区）（供水或灌溉）
a country watered by numerous rivers 有众多河流水源充足的国家.
6 (phr v) water sth down
(a) make (a liquid) weaker by adding water; dilute sth 加水冲淡（某液体）; 稀释
The milk had been watered down. 那牛奶已经搀过水了.
You have to water down the medicine before drinking it. 你得把这种药加水稀释後再服用.
(b) weaken the effect of sth, eg by making the details less vivid 减弱某事物的作用
The criticisms had been watered down so as not to offend anybody. 这些批评意见已修改得缓和些以免得罪人.
They gave the press a watered-down version of what really happened. 他们向新闻界提供的情况是经过删减的.
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