water的中文翻譯是什麼意思

water

US/ˈwɔːtər/

UK/ˈwɔːtə(r)/

n. 水; 水域; 領海; 困境

v. 灌溉; 流淚，流口水; 給

water的柯林斯釋義

N-UNCOUNT水;雨水

Water is a clear thin liquid that has no colour or taste when it is pure. It falls from clouds as rain and enters rivers and seas. All animals and people need water in order to live.

Get me a glass of water.
給我杯水。
...the sound of water hammering on the metal roof.
雨水敲打金屬屋頂發出的聲響

N-PLURAL海域;(尤指)領海

You use waters to refer to a large area of sea, especially the area of sea which is near to a country and which is regarded as belonging to it.

The ship will remain outside Chinese territorial waters.
這艘船將繼續呆在中國領海之外。
...the open waters of the Arctic Ocean.
北冰洋的公共海域

N-PLURAL困境

You sometimes use waters to refer to a situation which is very complex or difficult.

...the man brought in to guide him through troubled waters...
被請來幫助他渡過難關的人
The British Government may be in stormy economic waters.
英國政府可能陷入了動盪的經濟困境中。

VERB給(植物)澆水

If you water plants, you pour water over them in order to help them to grow.

He went out to water the plants.
他出去給植物澆水。

VERB流淚

If your eyes water, tears build up in them because they are hurting or because you are upset.

His eyes watered from cigarette smoke.
他的眼睛被香菸燻得直流淚。

VERB流口水

If you say that your mouth is watering, you mean that you can smell or see some nice food and you might mean that your mouth is producing a liquid.

...cookies to make your mouth water.
令人垂涎的餅乾

PHR-ERG（孕婦）羊水破裂;（醫生或接生員）給（孕婦）破羊水

When a pregnant woman's waters break, the fluid in her womb that surrounds the baby passes out of her body, showing that the baby is ready to be born. A doctor or midwife can break a woman's waters so that the birth can begin.

My waters broke at six in the morning and within four hours Jamie was born.
我是凌晨6點破水的，不到4個小時傑米就出生了。

PHRASE潑出之水;不可改變的既成事實;無法挽回的過去

If you say that an event or incident is water under the bridge, you mean that it has happened and cannot now be changed, so there is no point in worrying about it any more.

He was relieved his time in jail was over and regarded it as water under the bridge.
他為服刑期滿而感到如釋重負，而且覺得既已無可更改，過去的就讓它過去吧。

PHRASE陷入困境;處境尷尬

If you are in deep water, you are in a difficult or awkward situation.

You certainly seem to be in deep water...
你看起來無疑是陷入了困境。
I could tell that we were getting off the subject and into deep water.
我覺得我們在跑題並已陷入尷尬境地。

PHRASE(論點或理論)符合邏輯，站得住腳，經得起考驗

If an argument or theory does not hold water, it does not seem to be reasonable or be in accordance with the facts.

This argument simply cannot hold water in Europe.
這個論點在歐洲根本就站不住腳。

PHRASE陷於困境;遇到麻煩

If you are in hot water, you are in trouble.

The company has already been in hot water over high prices this year.
這家公司今年由於價格過高已經陷入困境。

PHRASE給(想法或建議)潑冷水

If you pour cold water on an idea or suggestion, you show that you have a low opinion of it.

City economists pour cold water on the idea that the economic recovery has begun.
倫敦金融城的經濟學家給經濟開始復甦的說法潑了冷水。

PHRASE試探

If you test the water or test the waters, you try to find out what reaction an action or idea will get before you do it or tell it to people.

You should be cautious when getting involved and test the water before committing yourself.
參與其中時一定要小心謹慎，表態之前最好試探一下。

water的英文釋義

Noun

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);