| 释义 |
fresh water
fresh′ wa′ter
n. 1. water lacking a large amount of salt. 2. inland water, as ponds, lakes, or streams, that is not salt. [before 900] fresh′wa`ter or fresh′-wa`ter,
adj. 1. of or living in water that is fresh or not salt: freshwater fish. 2. accustomed only to fresh water: a freshwater sailor. 3. small, provincial, or little known. [1520–30] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | fresh water - water that is not saltyfreshwaterH2O, water - binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solventrainwater, rain - drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from cloudscondensate - a product of condensationbrine, saltwater, seawater - water containing salts; "the water in the ocean is all saltwater" |
Translationsfresh water
fresh water[¦fresh ′wȯd·ər] (hydrology) Water containing no significant amounts of salts, such as in rivers and lakes. fresh water
fresh waterWater that contains a specified amount of solute, typically less than 1000 mg of solute per liter.See also: waterFinancialSeeWaterAcronymsSeefreewarefresh water
Synonyms for fresh waternoun water that is not saltySynonymsRelated Words- H2O
- water
- rainwater
- rain
- condensate
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