0 a clear liquid, without colour or taste, that falls from the sky as rain and is necessary for animal and plant life -- 水
Can I have a drop of water in my whisky, please? 请在我的威士忌里加一点水,好吗?
The water's warm - are you coming in? 水挺暖和的——你来游泳吗?
I don't like getting my head under (= in) water. 我不喜欢把头浸在水里。
Dad, I swam a whole length of the pool under water (= with the whole head and body below the surface of the water)! 爸爸,我潜泳游完了游泳池的一个全程!
The river is difficult to cross during periods of high water. 涨水的时候这条河很难过去。
St Lucia depends on its clean coastal waters for its income. 圣卢西亚岛的收入靠的是其清洁的近海水域。
In the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico, oil rigs attract fish. 在墨西哥湾的浅海水域,石油钻塔吸引了大量的鱼群。
At 3 a.m. her waters broke, and the baby was born soon after. 凌晨3点,她的羊水破了,婴儿也很快就出生了。
People used to come to this city to take (= drink or swim in) the waters. 人们过去常来这座城市享用这里的泉水。
1 to pour water on to plants or the soil that they are growing in -- 给…浇水;灌溉
2 If your mouth waters, it produces a lot of saliva, usually because you can see or smell some food that you would like to eat. -- 流口水
3 used to form adjectives -- (用于构成形容词)
freshwater fish 淡水鱼
Hot water circulates through the heating system.
The water in the lake is so clear that you can see the bottom.
You'll dehydrate very quickly in this heat, if you don't drink lots of water.
I've just watered the tomatoes.
It developed plans to offer medical care, hospital treatment, electricity, and water trucking.