英汉词典

water 基本解释

• n. 水；海水；雨水；海域，大片的水
• vt. 使湿；供以水；给…浇水
• vi. 加水；流泪
• n. (Water)人名；(英)沃特

water 词态变化

water 中文词源

来自PIE*wed,水，湿的，词源同wet,undulate,otter.该词通常被语言学家认为是无生命的水，而PIE*ap则是有生命的水，词源同aquatic,Punjab.参照fire,ignite.

water 英文词源

water

water: [OE] Water is an ancient and widespread word, which goes back ultimately to prehistoric Indo-European *wodōr. Its relatives include Greek húdōr ‘water’ (source of the English prefix hydro-), Latin unda ‘wave’ (source of English redundant, surround, undulate, etc), Russian voda ‘water’ (source of English vodka), Gaelic uisge ‘water’ (source of English whisky), Lithuanian vanduō ‘water’, Latvian ūdens ‘water’, Sanskrit udán ‘water’, and Hittite watar ‘water’.

In the Germanic languages it has become German wasser (source of English vaseline), Dutch and English water, Swedish vatten, and Danish vand. Otter comes from a variant of the same Indo-European base, as may winter, and wet is closely related.
=> abound, hydro-, otter, redundant, surround, undulate, vaseline, vodka, wet, whisky

water (n.1)

Old English wæter, from Proto-Germanic *watar (cognates: Old Saxon watar, Old Frisian wetir, Dutch water, Old High German wazzar, German Wasser, Old Norse vatn, Gothic wato "water"), from PIE *wod-or, from root *wed- (1) "water, wet" (cognates: Hittite watar, Sanskrit udrah, Greek hydor, Old Church Slavonic and Russian voda, Lithuanian vanduo, Old Prussian wundan, Gaelic uisge "water;" Latin unda "wave").

To keep (one's) head above water in the figurative sense is recorded from 1742. Water cooler is recorded from 1846; water polo from 1884; water torture from 1928. Linguists believe PIE had two root words for water: *ap- and *wed-. The first (preserved in Sanskrit apah as well as Punjab and julep) was "animate," referring to water as a living force; the latter referred to it as an inanimate substance. The same probably was true of fire (n.).

water (v.)

Old English wæterian "moisten, irrigate, supply water to; lead (cattle) to water;" from water (n.1). Meaning "to dilute" is attested from late 14c.; now usually as water down (1850). To make water "urinate" is recorded from early 15c. Related: Watered; watering.

water (n.2)

measure of quality of a diamond, c. 1600, from water (n.1), perhaps as a translation of Arabic ma' "water," which also is used in the sense "lustre, splendor."

water 词组搭配

water 英文释义

1. 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 solvent

2. the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean);

"they invaded our territorial waters"

"they were sitting by the water's edge"

3. facility that provides a source of water;

"the town debated the purification of the water supply"

"first you have to cut off the water"

4. once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)

5. liquid excretory product;

"there was blood in his urine"

"the child had to make water"

6. a fluid necessary for the life of most animals and plants;

"he asked for a drink of water"

water 双语例句

1. Nora was deflowered by a man who worked in a soda-water factory.

在汽水厂工作的一个男子夺去了诺拉的童贞。

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2. Wash your hands thoroughly with hot soapy water before handling any food.

在拿吃的之前，用热肥皂水把手好好地洗干净。

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3. Put a pan of salted water on to boil.

将一锅盐水放上去煮。

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4. Water in the engine compartment is sucked away by a hose.

发动机舱里的水由一条软管抽走。

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5. Basal metabolism is much lower for creatures in cold water.

冷水中生物的基础代谢速度要低很多。

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water 实用场景例句

a glass of water

一杯水

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drinking water

饮用水

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water pollution

水污染

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clean/dirty water

净 / 脏水

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water shortages

缺水

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There is hot and cold running water in all the bedrooms.

所有的卧室里都有冷热自来水。

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We walked down to the water's edge.

我们步行到水边去。

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She fell into the water.

她失足落水。

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shallow/deep water

浅 / 深水域

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In the lagoon the water was calm.

环礁湖里风平浪静。

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the grey waters of the River Clyde

克莱德河灰蒙蒙的河水

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This species is found in coastal waters around the Indian Ocean.

在环印度洋沿岸的海域有这一物种。

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She dived under the water.

她潜入水下。

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Get me a glass of water.

给我杯水。

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

雨水敲打金属屋顶发出的声响

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The ship will remain outside Chinese territorial waters.

这艘船将继续呆在中国领海之外。

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...the open waters of the Arctic Ocean.

北冰洋的公共海域

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

被请来帮助他渡过难关的人

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The British Government may be in stormy economic waters.

英国政府可能陷入了动荡的经济困境中。

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He went out to water the plants.

他出去给植物浇水。

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His eyes watered from cigarette smoke.

他的眼睛被香烟熏得直流泪。

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...cookies to make your mouth water.

令人垂涎的饼干

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

我是凌晨6点破水的，不到4个小时杰米就出生了。

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

他为服刑期满而感到如释重负，而且觉得既已无可更改，过去的就让它过去吧。

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You certainly seem to be in deep water...

你看起来无疑是陷入了困境。

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

我觉得我们在跑题并已陷入尴尬境地。

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This argument simply cannot hold water in Europe.

这个论点在欧洲根本就站不住脚。

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

这家公司今年由于价格过高已经陷入困境。

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

伦敦金融城的经济学家给经济开始复苏的说法泼了冷水。

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

参与其中时一定要小心谨慎，表态之前最好试探一下。

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