water
noun uk/ˈwɔː.tər/ us/ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ/
A1 [ U ]水
a clear liquid, without colour or taste, that falls from the sky as rain and is necessary for animal and plant life
a bottle/drink/glass of water 一瓶／份／杯水
bottled/mineral/tap water 瓶装／矿泉／自来水
hot/cold water 热／冷水
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？
Is there enough hot water for a bath? 这水洗澡够不够热？
The human body is about 50 percent water. 人体约50%是水。
A2 [ U ]水域;大片的水
an area of water, such as the sea, a lake, or a swimming pool
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！
[ U ]水位
the level of an area of water
The river is difficult to cross during periods of high water. 涨水的时候这条河很难过去。
waters[ plural ] （某个国家的）领海，海域
the area of sea near to and belonging to a particular country
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。
the waters[ plural ] 泉水
water from a spring, especially when used in the past for drinking or swimming in, in order to improve the health
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。
- More examples
- Hot water circulates through the heating system.
- The water in the lake is so clear that you can see the bottom.
- The water supply is being tested for contamination.
- You'll dehydrate very quickly in this heat, if you don't drink lots of water.
- The light reflected off the surface of the water.
Idioms
(like) water off a duck's backidiom C2 （批评或警诫对某人）像水过鸭背，毫无影响，不起作用
criticisms of or warnings to a particular person that have no effect on that person
I've told him that he's heading for trouble, but he doesn't listen - it's just water off a duck's back. 我已经告诉过他会有麻烦的，可是他不听——说了也白说，根本毫无作用。
water under the bridgeidiom 已成往事，不可改变的既成事实
problems that someone has had in the past that they do not worry about because they happened a long time ago and cannot now be changed
Yes, we did have our disagreements but that's water under the bridge now. 是的，我们确实曾经不和，但那已是陈年往事了。
murky/uncharted watersidiom 陌生的领域；可能会有危险的情况
a situation that is not well known and may be dangerous
In the last two chapters of the book, she enters the murky waters of male sexuality. 在该书的最后两章，她提到了男性性行为这个可能会引起麻烦的话题。
After the Wall Street crash, the American economy moved into uncharted waters. 在华尔街股市暴跌之后，美国经济进入了一个前途未卜的时期。
water
verb uk/ˈwɔː.tər/ us/ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ/
(GIVE WATER)
B2 [ T ]给…浇水;灌溉
to pour water on to plants or the soil that they are growing in
I've asked my neighbour to water the plants while I'm away. 我已经请邻居在我不在的时候帮忙给那些植物浇水。
[ T ]给（动物）喂水;饮（动物）
to give an animal water to drink
The horses had been fed and watered. 已经给马喂过饲料饮过水了。
- More examples
- I've just watered the tomatoes.
- The cucumbers need to be watered every day.
(PRODUCE LIQUID)
C2 [ I ]流口水
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.
The smell of that bread is making my mouth water! 那种面包的香味让我直流口水！
[ I ]（并非因为难过而）流眼泪
When your eyes water, they produce tears but not because you are unhappy.
How do you stop your eyes from watering when you're cutting up onions? 切洋葱时你是如何让眼睛不流泪的呢？
Phrasal verb
water something down 在（酒精饮料）中掺水，稀释
to add water to a drink, usually an alcoholic drink, in order to make it less strong
使（观点等）弱化；使缓和
to deliberately make an idea or opinion less extreme, usually so that other people will accept it
The party has watered down its ideals in order to appeal to the centre ground. 为了吸引中间力量，该党已经淡化了其理想。