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water['wɔ:tə; 'wɔ-]- n.
- 水
- (某一具体形式或用途的)水(如饮用水、洗涤用水等)
- [常用作复数]
- [复数]矿泉水
- 体液，分泌液(如尿、唾液、泪、胃液、胰液等)；具体指：
- 溶液
- (纺织品或金属面的)波纹
- 水彩画
- 【财经学】
- 【药物学】芳香水
- 水上航行，水路，水上运输
- 地下水
- 流水；洪水；波浪，海浪
- [古语]蒸馏液；香精；烈酒，烧酒
- vt.
- 供水；具体指：
- 把(丝绸等)轧波纹；在(纺织品)上加波纹
- 搀水冲淡，加水稀释：
to water the drinks 给饮料搀水 - 【财经学】不增资产而增股额等
- vi.
- 流泪：
The onions made the cook's eyes water. 洋葱头刺激得厨师两眼流泪。 - 淌口水：
His mouth watered at the sight of roast. 他看见烤肉就垂涎三尺。 - 加水：
Our ship watered at the port. 我们的船在港口加了水。 - (牲畜等)饮水
- adj.
- 水的
- 水中的；水上的
- 水生的；水边生长的
- 含水的，含液体的
- 加水的；以水稀释的
- 短语:
- above water 摆脱(尤指经济上的)困境(或麻烦，债务)
- a cup of cold water 施舍的象征
- All water runs to his mill. 好事都让他摊上了(指某人走运无往不利)。
- A lot of (或 Much) water has flown (或 run, passed, gone) under (或 beneath) the bridge (或 bridges) since. 自从那时起，已经过了许多时间。
- (as) unstable as water 像水一样不稳定，变化无常
- (as) weak as water
- 身体很虚弱[亦作 as weak as a cat]
- 性格懦弱；意志薄弱
- back water
- [美国英语]退缩，缩回去；变卦，食言
- 逆划桨(使船后退)
- 回流，回水
- 文化落后的地方；死气沉沉的状态
- be in smooth water (渡过难关后)进入顺境中
- between wind and water 见 wind
- blow something out of water 破坏，打破(像水下炸弹把船炸坏似的)
- blue water 大海，外海
- branch water
- bring the water to someone's mouth 使某人垂涎，使某人馋得流口水；使某人渴望获得，使某人羡慕[亦作 make someone's mouth water]
- bubbly water [俚语]冒泡的酒(香槟酒)
- burn the water (夜间)在火把照明下叉鲑鱼
- by water 由水路(运输)；乘船(旅行)
- carry fire in one hand and water in the other 口是心非；施展两面手法
- Cast not out the foul water till you bring in the clean. [谚语]清水未来，莫泼脏水；好的东西没到手，不要抛弃坏的东西。[亦作 Don't throw out your dirty water until you get in fresh.]
- cast one's water 化验尿(以诊断疾病)
- cast/throw one's bread upon the water(s) 不期报答地做好事，真心行善
- come hell or high water 无论碰到什么困难，无论发生什么事情
- dash cold water on =throw cold water on
- dead water
- 死水；不大流动的水
- 平潮，小潮
- 【航海学】船尾(舷侧)的漩涡
- dead in the water (船)吃水深
- deep water(s)
- 水深火热的困境，苦境；危险或困难的事情[参见 in deep water]
- (某门学科中的)深奥部分；无人涉猎的部分
- draw water to one's (own) mill 事事为自己打算，抓住每个利己的机会
- draw water with (或 in) a sieve 用筛子吊水，竹篮打水一场空；白费力气，徒劳[亦作 pour water into a sieve]
- drink (或 take) the waters 喝矿泉水治病，到矿泉胜地疗养
- fish in troubled (或 muddy) waters 浑水摸鱼，趁火打劫
- get into deep water(s) 招致麻烦，陷入困境[参见 hot water]
- get into hot water (由于言行失检等)(使)陷入困境，(使)招来麻烦[亦作 be in hot water]
- get to smooth water 进入顺境，安然摆脱困境[亦作 reach smooth water]
- get (或 wring) water from a flint 击燧取水(指做不可能或极困难的事)，从打火石里挤出水来；创造奇迹
- giggle water [美国俚语]酒
- go through fire and water 赴汤蹈火，冒一切危险
- go through hell and high water 赴汤蹈火，不畏艰难险阻
- He knows the water who has waded through it. [谚语]要知河深浅，须问过来人。
- high water 满潮，高潮，满潮时
- hold water
- (容器等)盛得住水，盛水不漏
- 合乎逻辑的；理论上健全的；有说服力的
- (划船时)把桨稳住使船停下
- holy water
- hot water [口语]严重的麻烦，尴尬的处境；困境(常与 be in， get into， get out of 连用)
- hot waters 烈酒
- in (dead) low water [俚语]经济困难，手头拮据，缺钱
- in deep water(s) 处于困难(或危险)的地位；在困境中
- in rough (troubled) water 处于困境，灾难重重；处于混乱状态
- in smooth water (经过波折后)日子好过，处于顺境中
- (It's) no safe wading in an unknown water. [谚语]不知水深浅，千万莫涉足。 [亦作 Wade not in unknown waters.]
- keep one's head above water 见 head
- like water [口语]无节制地；大量地，过度地；(用钱)如流水；毫不吝惜地(常与 spend money， shed blood 等连用，意为挥金如土，血流如注等)
- like water off a duck's back 犹如水落鸭背，不起作用；毫无影响；犹如耳边风
- limn on water
- [罕用语]
- 水上绘画
- 徒劳无益，瞬间即逝[亦作 limn the water]
- low water
- (河溪的)最低水位
- 低潮；低潮时
- 最低点[参见 in low water]
- make foul water (船)在浅水航行(指搅起水下泥土使水混浊)
- make one's mouth water 使某人垂涎
- make water
- 排尿；小便[亦作 pass water]
- (船)漏水；进水
- mineral water
- Much (或 A lot of) water has flown (或 run, passed, gone) under (或 beneath) the bridges since. 自从那时起，已经过了许多时间。
- Much water run by the mill that the miller knows not of. 眼前发生的许多事，我们并不知道。
- muddy (或 stir) the waters 把水搅混；把本来清楚的事搞乱
- of the first water
- 品质最优的，第一流的，头等的
- 十足的，坏透了的
- (宝石，尤指钻石)头等光泽的
- on (或 upon) the water
- pass (或 make) water 小便
- pour (或 throw, dash) cold water on (或 over) 对…泼冷水，使气馁
- pour oil on the (troubled) waters 见oil
- pour water into a sieve =draw water in a sieve
- reach smooth water =get to smooth water
- Salt water and absence wash away love. [谚语]远航久别恩情疏。
- ship water (船口)浪头打进船里；舷侧进水
- Smooth (或 Still) waters run deep. [谚语]静水流深，沉默者深谋。
- Stolen waters are sweet. [谚语]偷来的水特别甜；偷欢最乐。
- strong water 强酸，镪水
- strong waters [古语、戏谑语]烈酒，烧酒
- take (the) water
- (游泳者、水禽、船只等)下水
- [古语]上船，乘船
- [美国俚语]退却，打退堂鼓；让步；收回自己的话，认错
- take (或 drink) the waters 喝矿泉水治病，到矿泉胜地疗养
- throw (或 dash, pour) cold water on (或 over) 对…泼冷水；使沮丧，使泄气，使气馁
- toilet water 花露水
- Too much water drowned the miller. [谚语]水太多淹死磨坊主；过多反而有害(亦指酒、茶等饮料不宜搀过多的水)
- tread water 踩水，立泳
- troubled waters 纠纷，骚扰；混乱状态；不和，争执[常用于 fish in troubled waters 或 pour oil on troubled waters]
- under water
- 在水下，浸在水里，为水所淹
- (在生活中)潦倒、失败
- [苏格兰英语]欠债
- Wade not in unknown waters. [谚语]不知水深浅，千万莫轻涉。
- water bewitched
- [口语]淡茶；掺水的酒；稀薄的混合饮料
- [讽刺语]味同嚼蜡的东西；言之无物，废话，空话
- Water finds its (own) level. 水总是往低处流，直至造成水平面。
- water of life
- 【圣经】生命之水；精神上的兴奋剂
- 酒(如白兰地、威士忌等)
- water over the dam 无法改变的事；木已成舟的事；早已过去的事[亦作 water under the bridge]
- waters of forgetfulness
- 忘川(俗传阴间有河，饮其水则忘掉生前的一切事)
- 忘记；死
- We never know the value of water till the well is dry. [谚语]井枯方知水之可贵。
- wring (或 get) water from a flint. 击燧取水(指做不可能或极困难的事)；创造奇迹
- write in (或 on) water 水上写字，转眼即逝
- written in (或 on) water (名声、成就、功绩等)转眼即逝的，昙花一现的；不可靠的
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