Translation of "water" - English-Mandarin Chinese dictionary


noun uk us /ˈwɔː.tər/ US  /ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ/

[ U ] a clear liquid, without colour or taste, which 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 whiskey, please? 请在我的威士忌里加一点水，好吗？
Is the water hot enough for a bath? 这水洗澡够不够热？
The human body is about 50% water. 人体约50%是水。

[ U ] an area of water, such as the sea, a lake or a swimming pool

The water's much warmer today - are you coming for a swim? 今天的水暖和多了——你来游泳吗？
I like swimming but I don't like getting my head under (= in) water. 我喜欢游泳，但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 ] the level of an area of water

High water this morning at Portsmouth is at 11.17 a.m. 朴次茅斯港今天的高水位出现在上午11点17分。
waters [ plural ]

the area of sea near to and belonging to a particular country

St Lucia depends on its clean coastal waters because fishing and tourism provide much of its income. 圣卢西亚岛靠的是它清洁的近海水域，因为它的很大一部分收入都来自渔业和旅游业。

the water contained in a particular lake, river or section of sea

In the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico, oil rigs attract shoals of fish, and fishermen too. 在墨西哥湾的浅海水域，石油钻塔吸引了大量的鱼群，当然也吸引了渔民。


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。
the waters [ plural ] old use

water from a spring, especially when used for drinking or swimming in, in order to improve the health

People used to come to this city to take (= drink and swim in) the waters. 人们过去常来这座城市享用这里的泉水。

(Translation of “water noun” from the Cambridge English-Chinese (Simplified) Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)