英语词汇“water”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

water

(wɔːtəʳ )

Word forms: waters , watering , watered

1. uncountable noun A1

Water is a clear thin liquid that has no colour or taste when it is pure. It falls from clouds as rain and enters rivers and seas. All animals and people need water in order to live.

Get me a glass of water.

...the sound of water hammering on the metal roof.

...a trio of children playing along the water's edge.

2. plural noun

You use waters to refer to a large area of sea, especially the area of sea which is near to a country and which is regarded as belonging to it.

The ship will remain outside Chinese territorial waters.

...the open waters of the Arctic Ocean. [+ of]

Synonyms: sea, main, waves, ocean

3. plural noun [adjective NOUN]

You sometimes use waters to refer to a situation which is very complex or difficult.

...the man brought in to guide him through troubled waters.

The country may be in stormy economic waters.

4. verb B2

If you water plants, you pour water over them in order to help them to grow.

He went out to water the plants. [VERB noun]

5. verb

If your eyes water, tears build up in them because they are hurting or because you are upset.

His eyes watered from the smoke. [VERB]

Synonyms: get wet, cry, weep, become wet

6. verb

If you say that your mouth is watering, you mean that you can smell or see some nice food and you might mean that your mouth is producing a liquid.

...cookies to make your mouth water. [VERB]

7. See also mouth-watering

8. waters break/break sb's waters phrase

When a pregnant woman's waters break, the fluid in her womb that surrounds the baby passes out of her body, showing that the baby is ready to be born. A doctor or midwife can break a woman's waters so that the birth can begin.

My waters broke at six in the morning and within four hours Jamie was born.

9. water under the bridge phrase

If you say that an event or incident is water under the bridge, you mean that it has happened and cannot now be changed, so there is no point in worrying about it any more.

He was relieved his time in jail was over and regarded it as water under the bridge.

10. in deep water phrase

If you are in deep water, you are in a difficult or awkward situation.

You certainly seem to be in deep water.

I could tell that we were getting off the subject and into deep water.

11. hold water phrase

If an argument or theory does not hold water, it does not seem to be reasonable or be in accordance with the facts.

This argument simply cannot hold water in Europe.

Synonyms: be sound, work, stand up, be convincing

12. in hot water phrase

If you are in hot water, you are in trouble. [informal]

The company has already been in hot water over high prices this year.

Synonyms: in trouble, in a mess

13. to pour cold water on something phrase

If you pour cold water on an idea or suggestion, you show that you have a low opinion of it.

City economists pour cold water on the idea that the economic recovery has begun.

14. test the water phrase

If you test the water or test the waters, you try to find out what reaction an action or idea will get before you do it or tell it to people.

You should be cautious when getting involved and test the water before committing yourself.

15. like water off a duck's back phrase

You say that criticism is like water off a duck's back or water off a duck's back to emphasize that it is not having any effect on the person being criticized. [emphasis]

All the criticism is water off a duck's back to me.

16. to take to something like a duck to water phrase

If you take to something like a duck to water, you discover that you are naturally good at it or that you find it very easy to do.

She took to mothering like a duck to water.

17. like a fish out of water phrase [verb-link PHRASE]

If you feel like a fish out of water, you do not feel comfortable or relaxed because you are in an unusual or unfamiliar situation. [informal]

18. to keep your head above water phrase

If you keep your head above water, you just avoid getting into difficulties; used especially to talk about business.

We are keeping our head above water, but our cash flow position is not too good.

19. to pour oil on troubled waters phrase [VERB inflects]

If you pour oil on troubled waters, you try to calm down a difficult situation.

Phrasal verbs:

water down

1. phrasal verb

If you water down a substance, for example food or drink, you add water to it to make it weaker.

He was careful to check that his suppliers were not watering down the product. [VERB PARTICLE noun]

I bought a water-based paint, then decided to water it down even more. [VERB noun PARTICLE]

2. verb

If something such as a proposal, speech, or statement is watered down, it is made much weaker and less forceful, or less likely to make people angry.

Proposed legislation affecting bird-keepers has been watered down. [be VERB-ed PARTICLE]

3. See also watered-down

Quotations:

Water, water, every where,
And all the boards did shrink;
Water, water, every where.
Nor any drop to drink.Samuel Taylor ColeridgeThe Ancient Mariner

Water taken in moderation cannot hurt anybodyMark TwainNotebook

Idioms:

come hell or high water

said to mean that someone is determined to do something, in spite of the difficulties involved

The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee says the all-male panel will have two female members this year, come hell or high water.

keep your head above water

to struggle to survive, for example by keeping out of debt

Thousands of other small businesses like mine are, at best, struggling to keep their heads above water or, at worst, have gone bust.

be like a fish out of water

to feel awkward and not relaxed because you are in a situation or surroundings that you are not used to

He thought of himself as a country gentleman; he was like a fish out of water in Birmingham.

take to something like a duck to water

to discover that you are naturally good at something and that you find it very easy to do

Gilbey became a salesman for BMW. He took to it like a duck to water, quickly becoming Car Salesman of the Year.

blood is thicker than water

said to mean that people are more loyal to their family than to people who are not related to them

Families have their problems and jealousies, but blood is thicker than water.

throw the baby out with the bath water

to reject something completely, the good parts as well as the bad

Even if we don't necessarily like that, we're not going to throw the baby out with the bath water.

you can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink

said to mean that you can give someone the opportunity to do something, but you cannot force them to do it if they do not want to

You can't educate kids who aren't interested. You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink.

like oil and water

two people who are like oil and water are very different from each other

He and the General did not get along. The two were like oil and water together.

dip your toe in the water or dip a toe in the water

to start doing something that you have not done before in a slow and careful way because you are not sure if you will like it or if it will be successful

After years of selling her jewellery through fashion stores, she finally dipped a toe in the water and opened her own jewellery shop in London.

be dead in the water [journalism]

to have failed and to have little hope of success in the future

People are not spending money: they're not buying houses; they're not going into stores. This economy is dead in the water.

blow something out of the water

to destroy something completely, suddenly, and violently.

The government is in a state of paralysis. Its main economic and foreign policies have been blown out of the water.

in deep water

in a difficult or awkward situation

You certainly seem to be in deep water and doing your utmost to reverse the negative trends of the past couple of months or so.

in hot water

in a situation in which you have done something wrong and people are angry with you

The author has previously been in hot water for alleged racism.

like water off a duck's back

if criticism is like water off a duck's back, it is not having any effect at all on the person being criticized

Every time you discipline him he will smile sweetly so that you may think your rebukes are streaming away like water off a duck's back.

pour cold water on something or throw cold water on something

to point out all the problems of an idea or plan, rather than sharing other people's enthusiasm for it

They poured cold water on the French proposal for a peace conference involving both the EU and the UN.

someone can talk under water [mainly Australian]

said to mean that someone always talk a lot in any situation, and it is sometimes difficult to stop them talking

My friends tell me that I can talk under water.

something does not hold water

said to mean that you do not believe that a theory or an argument can possibly be true or right

They make it clear that the British Government's argument does not hold water.

test the water or test the waters

to try to find out what the reaction to an idea or plan might be before taking action to put it into effect

I was a bit sceptical. I decided to test the water before committing the complete management team.

tread water

to be in an unsatisfactory situation where you are not progressing, but are just continuing doing the same things

I could either tread water until I was promoted, which looked to be a few years away, or I could change what I was doing.

water over the dam [US] or water under the bridge

used for describing an event or situation that happened in the past and so is no longer worth thinking about or worrying about

Mr Bruce said that he was relieved it was over and that he regarded his time in jail as water under the bridge.

milk and water [mainly British]

weak and ineffectual

Fryer dismissed the report as milk and water.

spend money like water

to spend a lot of money unnecessarily

She spends money like water to create a luxurious home far beyond her means.

make your mouth water

to look or smell delicious to you

She was bent down getting the casserole from the oven. The fragrant steam made his mouth water.

[journalism]

to be very attractive or appealing to you

The zoo's site in Regent's Park would make any developer's mouth water.

Collocations:

miles of water

The 135-day expedition took the team over 900 miles of water.

Times, Sunday Times

His flight plan was to take him across 2,700 miles of desert, 2,000 miles of water and 500 miles of jungle.

Times, Sunday Times

It has 5,000 staff and maintains more than 70,000 miles of water and sewage pipes.

Times, Sunday Times

Although the distance seems great, these areas are only separated by approximately 25 miles of water.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

The 20,000 miles of water mains, installed by their hand as well, contributed to increased fire protection across the country.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

water conservation

As well as containing state-of-the-art recycling and water conservation schemes, they would have gardens, green spaces and good quality houses, rather than apartments.

Times, Sunday Times

On the plus side, with water conservation on our minds, their in-built drought tolerance makes them the ideal plant during a hosepipe ban.

Times, Sunday Times

Without authority to spend a cent, he announces multimillion dollar funding for water conservation.

The Sun

Experts are calling for water meters in all homes and tougher mandatory building regulations to demand water conservation measures in new homes.

Times, Sunday Times

Violation of water conservation measures will result in fines.

Houston Chronicle

Translations:

Chinese: 水, 浇水

Japanese: 水, 水をやる

单词	water
释义	water (wɔːtəʳ ) Word forms: waters , watering , watered 1. uncountable noun A1 Water is a clear thin liquid that has no colour or taste when it is pure. It falls from clouds as rain and enters rivers and seas. All animals and people need water in order to live. Get me a glass of water. ...the sound of water hammering on the metal roof. ...a trio of children playing along the water's edge. 2. plural noun You use waters to refer to a large area of sea, especially the area of sea which is near to a country and which is regarded as belonging to it. The ship will remain outside Chinese territorial waters. ...the open waters of the Arctic Ocean. [+ of] Synonyms: sea, main, waves, ocean 3. plural noun [adjective NOUN] You sometimes use waters to refer to a situation which is very complex or difficult. ...the man brought in to guide him through troubled waters. The country may be in stormy economic waters. 4. verb B2 If you water plants, you pour water over them in order to help them to grow. He went out to water the plants. [VERB noun] 5. verb If your eyes water, tears build up in them because they are hurting or because you are upset. His eyes watered from the smoke. [VERB] Synonyms: get wet, cry, weep, become wet 6. verb If you say that your mouth is watering, you mean that you can smell or see some nice food and you might mean that your mouth is producing a liquid. ...cookies to make your mouth water. [VERB] 7. See also mouth-watering 8. waters break/break sb's waters phrase When a pregnant woman's waters break, the fluid in her womb that surrounds the baby passes out of her body, showing that the baby is ready to be born. A doctor or midwife can break a woman's waters so that the birth can begin. My waters broke at six in the morning and within four hours Jamie was born. 9. water under the bridge phrase If you say that an event or incident is water under the bridge, you mean that it has happened and cannot now be changed, so there is no point in worrying about it any more. He was relieved his time in jail was over and regarded it as water under the bridge. 10. in deep water phrase If you are in deep water, you are in a difficult or awkward situation. You certainly seem to be in deep water. I could tell that we were getting off the subject and into deep water. 11. hold water phrase If an argument or theory does not hold water, it does not seem to be reasonable or be in accordance with the facts. This argument simply cannot hold water in Europe. Synonyms: be sound, work, stand up, be convincing 12. in hot water phrase If you are in hot water, you are in trouble. [informal] The company has already been in hot water over high prices this year. Synonyms: in trouble, in a mess 13. to pour cold water on something phrase If you pour cold water on an idea or suggestion, you show that you have a low opinion of it. City economists pour cold water on the idea that the economic recovery has begun. 14. test the water phrase If you test the water or test the waters, you try to find out what reaction an action or idea will get before you do it or tell it to people. You should be cautious when getting involved and test the water before committing yourself. 15. like water off a duck's back phrase You say that criticism is like water off a duck's back or water off a duck's back to emphasize that it is not having any effect on the person being criticized. [emphasis] All the criticism is water off a duck's back to me. 16. to take to something like a duck to water phrase If you take to something like a duck to water, you discover that you are naturally good at it or that you find it very easy to do. She took to mothering like a duck to water. 17. like a fish out of water phrase [verb-link PHRASE] If you feel like a fish out of water, you do not feel comfortable or relaxed because you are in an unusual or unfamiliar situation. [informal] 18. to keep your head above water phrase If you keep your head above water, you just avoid getting into difficulties; used especially to talk about business. We are keeping our head above water, but our cash flow position is not too good. 19. to pour oil on troubled waters phrase [VERB inflects] If you pour oil on troubled waters, you try to calm down a difficult situation. Phrasal verbs: water down 1. phrasal verb If you water down a substance, for example food or drink, you add water to it to make it weaker. He was careful to check that his suppliers were not watering down the product. [VERB PARTICLE noun] I bought a water-based paint, then decided to water it down even more. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 2. verb If something such as a proposal, speech, or statement is watered down, it is made much weaker and less forceful, or less likely to make people angry. Proposed legislation affecting bird-keepers has been watered down. [be VERB-ed PARTICLE] 3. See also watered-down Quotations: Water, water, every where, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, every where. Nor any drop to drink.Samuel Taylor ColeridgeThe Ancient Mariner Water taken in moderation cannot hurt anybodyMark TwainNotebook Idioms: come hell or high water said to mean that someone is determined to do something, in spite of the difficulties involved The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee says the all-male panel will have two female members this year, come hell or high water. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers keep your head above water to struggle to survive, for example by keeping out of debt Thousands of other small businesses like mine are, at best, struggling to keep their heads above water or, at worst, have gone bust. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers be like a fish out of water to feel awkward and not relaxed because you are in a situation or surroundings that you are not used to He thought of himself as a country gentleman; he was like a fish out of water in Birmingham. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers take to something like a duck to water to discover that you are naturally good at something and that you find it very easy to do Gilbey became a salesman for BMW. He took to it like a duck to water, quickly becoming Car Salesman of the Year. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers blood is thicker than water said to mean that people are more loyal to their family than to people who are not related to them Families have their problems and jealousies, but blood is thicker than water. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers throw the baby out with the bath water to reject something completely, the good parts as well as the bad Even if we don't necessarily like that, we're not going to throw the baby out with the bath water. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers you can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink said to mean that you can give someone the opportunity to do something, but you cannot force them to do it if they do not want to You can't educate kids who aren't interested. You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers like oil and water two people who are like oil and water are very different from each other He and the General did not get along. The two were like oil and water together. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers dip your toe in the water or dip a toe in the water to start doing something that you have not done before in a slow and careful way because you are not sure if you will like it or if it will be successful After years of selling her jewellery through fashion stores, she finally dipped a toe in the water and opened her own jewellery shop in London. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers be dead in the water [journalism] to have failed and to have little hope of success in the future People are not spending money: they're not buying houses; they're not going into stores. This economy is dead in the water. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers blow something out of the water to destroy something completely, suddenly, and violently. The government is in a state of paralysis. Its main economic and foreign policies have been blown out of the water. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers in deep water in a difficult or awkward situation You certainly seem to be in deep water and doing your utmost to reverse the negative trends of the past couple of months or so. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers in hot water in a situation in which you have done something wrong and people are angry with you The author has previously been in hot water for alleged racism. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers like water off a duck's back if criticism is like water off a duck's back, it is not having any effect at all on the person being criticized Every time you discipline him he will smile sweetly so that you may think your rebukes are streaming away like water off a duck's back. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers pour cold water on something or throw cold water on something to point out all the problems of an idea or plan, rather than sharing other people's enthusiasm for it They poured cold water on the French proposal for a peace conference involving both the EU and the UN. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers someone can talk under water [mainly Australian] said to mean that someone always talk a lot in any situation, and it is sometimes difficult to stop them talking My friends tell me that I can talk under water. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers something does not hold water said to mean that you do not believe that a theory or an argument can possibly be true or right They make it clear that the British Government's argument does not hold water. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers test the water or test the waters to try to find out what the reaction to an idea or plan might be before taking action to put it into effect I was a bit sceptical. I decided to test the water before committing the complete management team. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers tread water to be in an unsatisfactory situation where you are not progressing, but are just continuing doing the same things I could either tread water until I was promoted, which looked to be a few years away, or I could change what I was doing. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers water over the dam [US] or water under the bridge used for describing an event or situation that happened in the past and so is no longer worth thinking about or worrying about Mr Bruce said that he was relieved it was over and that he regarded his time in jail as water under the bridge. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers milk and water [mainly British] weak and ineffectual Fryer dismissed the report as milk and water. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers spend money like water to spend a lot of money unnecessarily She spends money like water to create a luxurious home far beyond her means. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers make your mouth water to look or smell delicious to you She was bent down getting the casserole from the oven. The fragrant steam made his mouth water. [journalism] to be very attractive or appealing to you The zoo's site in Regent's Park would make any developer's mouth water. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: miles of water The 135-day expedition took the team over 900 miles of water. Times, Sunday Times His flight plan was to take him across 2,700 miles of desert, 2,000 miles of water and 500 miles of jungle. Times, Sunday Times It has 5,000 staff and maintains more than 70,000 miles of water and sewage pipes. Times, Sunday Times Although the distance seems great, these areas are only separated by approximately 25 miles of water. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The 20,000 miles of water mains, installed by their hand as well, contributed to increased fire protection across the country. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 water conservation As well as containing state-of-the-art recycling and water conservation schemes, they would have gardens, green spaces and good quality houses, rather than apartments. Times, Sunday Times On the plus side, with water conservation on our minds, their in-built drought tolerance makes them the ideal plant during a hosepipe ban. Times, Sunday Times Without authority to spend a cent, he announces multimillion dollar funding for water conservation. The Sun Experts are calling for water meters in all homes and tougher mandatory building regulations to demand water conservation measures in new homes. Times, Sunday Times Violation of water conservation measures will result in fines. Houston Chronicle Translations: Chinese: 水, 浇水 Japanese: 水, 水をやる
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