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

watershedwatershed /ˈwɔt̮ɚˌʃɛd/ noun [countable]

ETYMOLOGYwatershed

Origin: 1800-1900 water + shed line of high ground (16-21 centuries) (from Old English scead separation); suggested by German wasserscheide

COLLOCATIONS► a watershed year/event/moment etc.

Passage of the law in 1966 was a watershed event.

1an event or period when important changes or improvements happen in history or in someone’s life → turning point: watershed in an important watershed in American historya watershed year/event/moment etc. Passage of the law in 1966 was a watershed event.2earth science, geography the high land separating two river systems

单词	watershed
释义	watershedwatershed /ˈwɔt̮ɚˌʃɛd/ noun [countable] Etymology ETYMOLOGYwatershed Origin: 1800-1900 water + shed line of high ground (16-21 centuries) (from Old English scead separation); suggested by German wasserscheide Collocations COLLOCATIONS► a watershed year/event/moment etc. Passage of the law in 1966 was a watershed event. 1an event or period when important changes or improvements happen in history or in someone’s life → turning point: watershed in an important watershed in American historya watershed year/event/moment etc. Passage of the law in 1966 was a watershed event.2earth science, geography the high land separating two river systems
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