单词 | underwater |
释义 | underwater (ʌndəʳwɔːtəʳ ) 1. adverb [ADVERB after verb, noun ADVERB] B2 Something that exists or happens underwater exists or happens below the surface of the sea, a river, or a lake. ...giant submarines able to travel at high speeds underwater. Some stretches of beach are completely underwater at high tide. State television showed film of vast areas of farmland underwater. Underwater is also an adjective. ...underwater exploration. ...underwater fishing with harpoons. ...a retired underwater photographer. 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B2 Underwater devices are specially made so that they can work in water. ...underwater camera equipment. ...a pool of clear water lit by underwater lights. Synonyms: submerged, submarine, immersed, sunken Collocations: live underwater This means that she has not only the ability to live underwater, but the ability to manipulate water at her will. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The larvae feed on various water plants and live underwater. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Unlike depictions of mermaids in other mythologies, these are anatomically identical to land-bound humans, differing only in their ability to breathe and live underwater. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Beings that live underwater who live a life of mirth and frivolity. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They live underwater and occasionally come to the surface, but only when provoked. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the winter of 1910 the underwater cable that allowed telegraphic communication broke. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Although there have been advances in satellite technology, underwater cables remain the fastest, most efficient way to send information between continents. Times,Sunday Times Underwater cables transmit 97 per cent international data as $10trillion in daily financial transactions. The Sun However, downloading delays could soon be cut after the completion of a web of underwater cables. Times, Sunday Times Underwater cables that criss-cross the ocean floor are the internet's backbone, carrying 98 per cent of international traffic. Times,Sunday Times They also found her similar to a manatee or a narwhal because her floating body resembled an underwater creature. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He’s especially interested in the fouling community, underwater creatures like tunicates and bryozoans that grow on boats, docks and fishing and aquaculture equipment. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This new series examines the most dangerous of them, beginning with underwater creatures. The Sun They look like underwater creatures putting their heads up to look around them. Times, Sunday Times Quirky shellfish and underwater creatures are seemingly everywhere at the moment. The Sun It offers a three-dimensional underwater scene with the tentacles of an octopus extending behind the words, creating a physical analogue of the poem, which speaks of concealment, disguise, and distance. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The artist painted the mural, depicting underwater scenes, in the 1930s after the pavilion was rebuilt following a fire. Times, Sunday Times Windows have been let into the sides of the tank to simplify the photographing of underwater scenes. Times,Sunday Times There are things that will be quite challenging for methe rainforest, underwater scenes, crocodiles, and thousands of extras! Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Specialist equipment was required to achieve the underwater scenes in the film. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For underwater use, cameras, including video cameras can be provided with special housings that enables them to be used underwater. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They lock him in an experimental pressure chamber designed for deep underwater use and simulate the conditions which preceded the hole in his memory. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If a hawk swoops down on it, it can dive, and row its way back to shore underwater using its wings. Times, Sunday Times They propel themselves underwater using their webbed feet. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When fishing, it swims underwater using its semi-extended wings as paddles to fly through the water and its feet as a rudder. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Using a remotely operated underwater vehicle equipped with cameras, its target last week was an ancient shipwreck that sank, along with its cargo of amphoras, about 2,000 years ago. Times, Sunday Times The flight recorder was recovered using a remotely operated underwater vehicle and found to be intact. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They were documented using a remotely operated underwater vehicle. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If they need an airplane, he'll pilot it, if they need an underwater vehicle, he'll build it, if they need to record a video secretly, he'll slap together the mini-camera. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The decision to award the contract will also hinge on the type of underwater vehicles most suitable for the job. Times, Sunday Times There are incredible images of an erupting underwater volcano, with rivers of molten lava exploding below the waves. Times, Sunday Times Tonight's voyage charts 'the birth, growth and death of an island' - underwater volcanoes, cascading lava and all. Times, Sunday Times Scientists still have much to learn about the location and activity of underwater volcanoes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The water quickly cools the lava, resulting in pillow lava shapes similar to those of underwater volcanoes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Just one of many insights into this mysterious underwater world. The Sun Colourful parrot fish and rainbow wrasse welcomed us to the underwater world so close to the rocky coastline. The Sun It's not just the underwater world that co-operates. Times, Sunday Times But once you are in you are moving freely in three dimensions in this fantas-tic, underwater world. The Sun The collection suggested a 'futuristic underwater world'. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 在水下 Japanese: 水中に |
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