Old English wæterunge "a carrying water," verbal noun from water (v.). From late 14c. as "a soaking with water;" mid-15c. as "a giving water to (an animal);" c. 1600 as "salivation." Watering-can is from 1690s (earlier water-can, late 14c.); watering-hole is from 1882 (earlier water-hole, 1670s, watering-place, mid-15c.); by 1965 in the figurative sense "place where people meet and socialize over drinks."
watering 英文释义
1. shedding tears
2. wetting with water;
"the lawn needs a great deal of watering"
watering 双语例句
1. A herd of elephants lolloped across the plains towards a watering hole.
一群大象缓慢而笨拙地穿过平原，朝水潭走去。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Prizes worth a mouth-watering £9.6 million are unclaimed.
价值960万英镑的诱人奖品无人认领。
来自柯林斯例句
3. a mouth-watering display of cakes
令人垂涎的蛋糕展示
来自《权威词典》
4. You will remember about watering the flowers, won't you?
记住给花浇水, 行 吗 ?
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. They led the workhorses to the watering trough.
他们把耕马带到饮水槽去饮水.
来自《简明英汉词典》
watering 实用场景例句
A herd of elephants lolloped across the plains towards a watering hole.
一群大象缓慢而笨拙地穿过平原，朝水潭走去。
柯林斯例句
Prizes worth a mouth-watering £9.6 million are unclaimed.
价值960万英镑的诱人奖品无人认领。
柯林斯例句
a mouth-watering display of cakes
令人垂涎的蛋糕展示
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
You will remember about watering the flowers, won't you?
记住给花浇水, 行 吗 ?
《简明英汉词典》
They led the workhorses to the watering trough.
他们把耕马带到饮水槽去饮水.
《简明英汉词典》
He gave the garden a good watering.
他把园子透彻地浇了一次水.
《简明英汉词典》
The flowers need watering.
这花儿缺水.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
I was in my favorite watering hole, waiting for the game to start.
我在我最喜欢的酒吧里，等着观看比赛。
柯林斯例句
Just before the frost farmers everywhere rushed to give the land a good watering.
就在霜冻之前,各地的农民都急忙往地里浇了一遍水.
《简明英汉词典》
The owner of the pub was accused of watering the beer.
有人指责酒店老板在啤酒里搀水.
辞典例句
They were trembling, their mouths watering at the thought of the beer.
他们颤抖着,一想到啤酒, 口水就流出来.
辞典例句
My eyes are watering because of that cold wind.
那股冷风使我的眼睛流泪.
辞典例句
The plants want watering / want to be watered daily.
