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单词 over-water
释义 I. over-ˈwater, v.
[over- 25, 27, 8: cf. Du. overwaeteren to inundate (Kilian).]
1. trans. To water thoroughly. Also fig. Obs.
1645Rutherford Tryal & Tri. Faith Ded. (1845) 11 A sea, and boundless river of visible, living, and breathing grace,..to over-water men and angels.a1682Sir T. Browne Tracts 165 The river gave the fruitfulness unto this valley by over-watring that low Region.
2. To water too much. (Chiefly in pa. pple.)
1828Miss Mitford Village Ser. iii. (1863) 51 Myrtles over-watered, and geraniums, trained as never geraniums were trained before.1879Beerbohm Patagonia vii. 117 They proceeded to taste the liquor, in order to see whether it had been overwatered.1898Westm. Gaz. 15 Jan. 2/3 The extent to which the streets of London are over-watered is known only to cyclists.
3. To cover with water. rare.
1890L. Lewis Proving of Gennad 47 Brave sights, now over-watered, quenched and stilled.
II. ˌover-ˈwater, a.
[over- 32.]
a. Performed or proceeding across water (in quot. 1900 = ‘foreign’).
b. Situated on or located over water.
1900W. C. Murray Week's Rambling with ‘Bra Quamin’ 11 De talkin' tree is a ober water duppy tree.1933Sun (Baltimore) 7 Dec. 1/7 It was the longest over-water flight of their aerial survey tour.1942R.A.F. Jrnl. 16 May 16 It has a long range..which renders it suitable for over⁓water operation from shore bases.1946Sun (Baltimore) 30 July 8/2 If geophysical reports are favorable, over⁓water rigs will be erected later for drilling tests.1960Washington Post 20 Mar. B8/4 Air Guard spokesmen emphasized that missions..are routed over nonpopulated areas to an over-water course to the Buck Target Range in North Carolina.1967Jane's Surface Skimmer Systems 1967–68 2/1 Research and development programmes are dedicated in the main to the task of speeding up over⁓water transport.1976B. Lecomber Dead Weight ii. vii. 82 All aero-engines immediately go into auto-rough whenever you think about them on the over-water flight.
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