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of the first water old-fashionedof the highest quality第一流的，上等的，质量最高的 of the first water 见WATER. of the first water (of a diamond or pearl) of the greatest brilliance and transparency （钻石, 珍珠）一等水色, 最好品质。 ■ (typically of someone or something perceived as undesirable or annoying) extreme or unsurpassed of their kind （尤指不受欢迎或恼人的人、事）极端的, 绝顶的： she was a bore of the first water. 她是个十分令人讨厌的人。 of the first waterof the finest quality; superior 最好的；第一流的 * He was no doubt a painter of the first water. 他无疑是位一流的画家。 * The jeweler chose diamonds of the first water for the queen's crown. 珠宝商为王后的冠饰挑选头等钻石。of the first water第一流的;第一等的：Madame Curie was a scientist of the first water，she made great contribution in the discovery of uranium，radium and other radioactive elements.居里夫人是一位第一流的科学家，在铀、镭和其他放射性元素的发现上她做了巨大的贡献。 |