water

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【释义】：

n．❶ 水：boiled water 开水．fresh(salt) water 淡(咸)水．a water lock水闸．fetch water 打水．the fish-to-water deep feelings between the armymen and the people军民鱼水情．by water 由水路．on the water 在船上．under water 淹没．in smooth water 顺利地．in deep water(s)在水深火热之中．keep one’s head(or oneself)above water 不借债，免遭破产．get into(or be in)hot water 陷入困境．throw cold water on泼冷水：Don’t throw cold water on new things．不要对新事物泼冷水．hold water 有理由，站得住脚：His argument can hold water all right．他的论点是站得住脚的．like a fish out of water 如鱼出水，(因环境改变)感觉不舒服，行动笨拙．spend rnoney like water 挥金如土．go through fire and water 赴汤蹈火．wriitten in water 昙花一现的，不可靠的．Still waters run deep．【谚】静水流深，大智若愚．❷ 潮讯：at high(low) water 高(低)潮．in low water【喻】陷入困境，缺钱．❸ (pl)海，湖，河：territorial waters领海．❹ (常pl．)矿泉，温泉：mineral waters矿泉．drink the waters喝矿泉水(治疗)．❺ 尿，汗，口水，泪：bring the water to one’s mouth垂涎三尺．make water 1)撒尿．2)(船)漏水．❻ (宝石的)光泽度，(丝绸等的)波纹：a diamond of the first water 最好的钻石．

－vt．❶ 浇水，洒水：water the land灌溉土地．water the streets往街道上洒水．❷ 给水喝，饮：water horses饮马．❸ 掺水，冲淡：This milk has been watered(down)．牛奶掺水了．The story has been watered down．故事的生动性被冲淡了．

－vi．❶ 流泪，垂涎：The smoke made my eyes water．烟把我熏出眼泪来了．The smell from the kitchen made my mouth water．厨房来的气味使我垂涎．❷ (动物)饮水，(船、机车等)上水．