wa‧ter 1 S1 W1 / wɔtə $ wɒtər, wɑ- / 名词 [不可数名词]
1 liquid the clear liquid without colour, smell, or taste that falls as rain and that is used for drinking, washing etc :
There’s water all over the bathroom floor.
Does anyone want a drink of water ?
a glass of sparkling mineral water
All rooms have hot and cold running water .
Pour boiling water over the rice and let it soak.
a fresh water spring
When dealing with a burst pipe, always turn off the water first.
contamination of the local water supply
2 area of water
a) an area of water such as the sea, a lake etc
shallow/deep water
Rangoon is surrounded on three sides by water.
Denzil dived into the water.
He stepped down to the water’s edge.
by water (= by boat )
The temple can only be reached by water.
b) the surface of a lake, river etc → underwater
on the water
something floating on the water
3 waters [复数形式] a large area of water, especially an ocean that is near or belongs to a particular country :
the coastal waters of Alaska
Korean/Mexican/Pacific etc waters
The ship drifted into Turkish territorial waters .
a species found in inland waters (= not the sea, but rivers, lakes etc )
4 high/low water the highest or lowest level of the sea and some rivers 同义词 tide
5 uncharted/troubled/murky waters formal a situation that is difficult, dangerous, or unfamiliar :
the uncharted waters of the 21st century
6 be (all) water under the bridge informal used to say that what happened in the past should be forgotten
7 like water if you use something or spend money like water, you use or spend large amounts of it when you should try to save it – used to show disapproval :
Some of the companies were spending money like water.
8 like water off a duck’s back informal if criticism, warnings etc are like water off a duck’s back, they have no effect on the person you are saying them to
9 sb’s waters break when a pregnant woman’s waters break, liquid comes from her body just before her baby is born
10 water on the brain/knee old-fashioned informal liquid around the brain or knee as the result of a disease
11 take the waters old-fashioned to wash yourself in or drink special water that is thought to make you healthy
12 make/pass water formal to urinate
→ soda water , toilet water , → in deep water at deep 1 ( 15 ) , → take to something like a duck to water at duck 1 ( 4 ) , → of the first water at first 1 ( 18 ) , → (be/feel) like a fish out of water at fish 1 ( 3 ) , → not hold water at hold 1 ( 37 ) , → in hot water at hot 1 ( 10 ) , → muddy the waters at muddy 2 ( 2 ) , → pour cold water over/on something at pour ( 6 ) , → still waters run deep at still 2 ( 5 ) , → test the water at test 2 ( 7 ) , → tread water at tread 1 ( 5 ) , → troubled waters at troubled ( 3 )
COLLOCATIONS
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + water
drinking water (= water that you can drink safely ) There is no source of drinking water on the island.
tap water (= water that comes out of a tap ) The tap water is not safe to drink.
bottled water (= water to drink that you buy in bottles ) Sales of bottled water have rocketed.
mineral water (= water that has natural substances in it, and is sold in bottles ) The mineral water comes from the Scottish mountain.
spring water (= water that comes naturally out of the ground and has not been treated with any chemicals, usually sold in bottles ) I ordered a glass of spring water.
running water (= water that comes out of a system of pipes into buildings ) Only half the city’s houses had running water.
fresh water (= water in lakes, rivers etc that does not contain salt ) This bird is usually found in open country near fresh water.
salt water (= water from the sea, or water to which salt has been added ) He washed his hands in a pool of salt water.
hard (= containing a lot of calcium ) Hard water is formed as rainwater passes down through layers of limestone.
soft (= not containing much calcium ) In our area the water is quite soft.
hot There isn’t any hot water!
cold The water in the pool was pretty cold.
lukewarm (= only slightly warm ) Stir the yeast into lukewarm water.
clean Millions of people do not have access to clean drinking water.
dirty Diseases can be spread by dirty water.
contaminated (= water that has harmful substances in it ) They became ill from drinking contaminated water.
soapy Wash your hands with hot soapy water.
water + NOUN
the water supply (= water and the lakes, reservoirs etc where it is stored ) A dam was built to improve the water supply.
a water shortage There is a severe water shortage in many parts of the country.
短语
a glass of water She poured herself a glass of water.
a drink of water He asked for a drink of water.
动词
turn the water off/on (= turn a tap to stop water coming out of pipes or to let it come out ) Turn the water off while you’re brushing your teeth.
water runs I let the cool water run down my back.
water flows We watched the water flow under the bridge.