| 词组 | water |
| 释义 | water /ˈwɔːtə $ ˈwɒːtər, ˈwɑː-/ noun the clear liquid that falls as rain and can be used for drinking, washing etcadjectives/nouns + waterdrinking 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.running water (=water that comes out of a system of pipes in a building) 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 near fresh water.salt water (=sea water, or water to which salt has been added) The waves splashed his face with salt water.deep/shallow water The plant grows in shallow water in pools and ponds.clear water They walked along the beach and swam in the clear blue water.clean water Millions of people do not have access to clean drinking water.dirty water She poured the dirty water down the drain.contaminated/polluted water (=that has harmful substances in it) They became ill from drinking contaminated water.hot/boiling water The tiny house had no heating or hot water.cold/freezing water He dived into the freezing water to save the child.lukewarm/tepid water (=only slightly warm) Stir the yeast into lukewarm water.bottled water (=water to drink that you buy in bottles) Sales of bottled water go up in the summer.mineral/spring water (=water that comes naturally out of the ground, usually sold in bottles) This mineral water comes from the Scottish mountains.sparkling/fizzy water (=bottled water with bubbles in it) You can mix sparkling water with fruit juice to make a refreshing drink.hard/soft water (=containing a lot of calcium, or not much calcium) Hard water is formed as rainwater passes down through layers of limestone.soapy water Wash your hands with hot soapy water.water + nounsthe water supply A dam was built to improve the water supply.the water level People who live near the river are worried that the water level is still rising.a water shortage There is a severe water shortage in many parts of the country.verbsboil/heat water He was boiling some water to make tea.water flows We watched the water flow under the bridge.water runs I let the cool water run down my back.water drips Water dripped from his coat onto the floor.water leaks Water had leaked into the cellar.water evaporates (=changes into a gas) Most of the water in the pond had evaporated and there was hardly any left.phrasesa glass of water She poured herself a glass of water.a drink of water He asked for a drink of water.a drop of water I drink the last few drops of water from my flask.a pool/puddle of water There were pools of water on the ground.a bucket of water I went to get a bucket of water and a scrubbing brush. |
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