单词 | to turn on the water |
释义 | > as lemmasto turn on (also turn off, cut off, etc.) the water 6. Water as supplied for use in houses, public buildings, etc., by means of an organized system of water distribution; the water supply in a particular building or residence (later frequently in to turn on (also turn off, cut off, etc.) the water). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > water > [noun] > supplied for domestic needs water1596 1596 J. Harington New Disc. Aiax sig. H2v At Shaftsburie, where water is deerest of anie towne I know. 1653 J. Nicoll Diary (1836) 105 Lytill watter could be fund, bot the pepill of Edinburgh wer forcit to bring thair watter from far. a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1724) I. 231 He..turned all the cocks that were then open, and stopt the water. 1748 M. Clare Youth's Introd. Trade & Business (ed. 6) xv. 111 The Servant at 5, finding the Water running, shuts the Tap. 1824 Morning Chron. 24 Aug. A person in the mill..ran to stop the works, by shutting off the water. 1834 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz (1836) 1st Ser. I. 92 At last the company's man came to cut off the water. 1836 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz 1st Ser. I. 6 The turncock having turned on the water. 1883 Cent. Mag. Sept. 732/2 Turning off the water from one of the pipes. 1908 Jrnl. Gas Lighting 25 Aug. 537/1 Mr. Samuel, with about thirty other traders in the vicinity, had his water cut off, and now secures his supply from the Aldgate pump. 1923 Pop. Sci. Monthly Dec. 65/3 To replace a faucet washer, first shut off the water from the house. 1976 Oadby & Wigston (Leics.) Advertiser 26 Nov. 10/3 Residents of Welford Road, Blaby, were without water for five hours on Sunday after a water main burst. 2010 Kiplinger's Personal Finance Feb. 84/4 If a pipe bursts, turn off the water at the main shut-off valve. < as lemmas |
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