ft Wft&zJvM 6 [VN] to add water to an alcoholic
drink ft ( S M ) j#7k; • • • ft tK
: watered wine I^TtR
u:i;yj .water
sth<-'down 1
to make a liquid weaker by adding water ftzkft$? ( ) ; j#7k##
HT1 dilute 2 [usually passive] to change a speech, a
piece of writing, etc. in order to make it less strong or offensive » ( &&&&&&%
H771 DILUTE
the 'Water Bearer noun [sing.] = Aquarius water-bed /• waitabed; NAmE 'waitarb-; ‘wa:t-/ noun a bed with a rubber or plastic mattress that is filled with water 7jcft ( )
water-bird /'waitab3id;
NAmE 'wo:tarb3:rd; 'wait-/ noun a bird that lives near
and walks or swims in water, especially rivers or lakes ( fttaftMfMft ftMl ) 7k
^ , tR#
'water biscuit noun (BrE) a thin crisp plain
biscuit, usually eaten with butter and/or cheese $1 tft ft- ( M
water-borne /'woitaboin;
NAmE ‘waitarbairn; ‘wait-/ adj. spread or carried by
water 7k/f$f§Ml; tR MJ; ^tR
{& Ml ; tR jS Ml: cholera and other waterborne diseases It £1tR 0 waterborne goods
—
compare airborne(2)
'water buffalo noun a large Asian animal of the cow family, used for
pulling vehicles and farm equipment in tropical countries £pjf Tkft < fcltflftW )
'water butt noun {BrE) a large barrel
for collecting rain as it flows off a roof ( J^UMtRW
) ft7kfi 'water cannon noun a machine that
produces a powerful flow of water, used by the police to control crowds of
people 7jC'j& ( Wft)i[Ul<ifcAP ) the 'Water
Carrier noun [sing.] = Aquarius 'water chestnut noun the thick round white root of a tropical plant that
grows in water, often used in Chinese cooking
'water clock noun (in the past) a clock that used the flow of water to
measure time 7k ft, MiH ( IBNft'JfflTk
'water closet noun {abbr. WC) (old-fashioned) a toilet
water-col-our (BrE) {NAmE water-color) /'woitakAlafc); NAmE 'woitark-; 'wait-/ noun 1 watercolours [pi.] paints that you mix with Water, not oil, and use
for painting pictures tRS ( ) 2 [C] a picture painted
with these
paints tRM
water col-our ist (BrE) {NAmE water col or ist) /'woita- kAlarist; NAmE 'waiter-/ noun a person who paints
with watercolours 7k 7^® ft#; tR jg M 'water-cooled adj. (of machines, etc.
t/lfi#) cooled using water tR}^W
water cooler noun 1 a machine, for example in an office, that cools water
and supplies it for drinking ft 7k?£ft#g 2 used when
referring to a place where office workers talk in an informal way, for example
near the water cooler JRM W A ( ft7k&ft$P&i£^Mjft‘&^ AM Iftft&h
) : It was a story they'd shared around the water cooler. AMR
water-course /'woitakois; NAmE 'waitarkairs; 'wait-/ noun {technical A iff) a stream or an
artificial channel for water Mil; Tki#; MU; liil water-cress /'woitakres; NAmE 'woitark-; 'wait-/ noun [U] a water plant
with small round green leaves and thin stems.
It has a strong taste and is often eaten raw in salads. tREH^F, ( felt), )
.watered 'silk noun [u] a type of shiny silk cloth with a pattern on it
that looks like water in waves water-fall /'woitafoil; NAmE 'woitarf-; 'wait-/ noun a place where a
stream or river falls from a high place, for example over a cliff or rock MEu water feature noun an artificial area of water, or structure with water
flowing through it, which is intended to make a garden more attractive and
interesting ( ft®AXzRf: water fountain noun {NAmE} = drinking fountain
water-fowl /'woitafaul;
NAmE 'woitarf-; 'wait-/ noun [usually pi.] {pi. water-fowl) a bird that can swim
and lives near water, especially a duck or
goose tR S, ; 7R & ( ft
)
water-front /'woitafrAnt;
NAmE 'woitarf-; 'wait-/ noun [usually sing.] a part of a town or an
area that is next to water, for example in a harbour
M/RiM; TM 7k E; 5^ ^cK: a waterfront apartment —S^Tk^^
'water gun noun {NAmE) = water pistol water-hole /'woitahaul; NAmE 'woitarhoul;
'wait-/ (also 'watering hole) noun a
place in a hot country, where animals go to drink ( ^^Ill^ft^ft7k (ft ) tRI/l, tRM 'water ice noun [u, C] (BrE) = sorbet 'watering can noun a
metal or plastic container with a handle and a long spout, used for pouring water on plants ( ) iHTkiaE, —picture o garden
'watering hole noun 1 = waterhole 2 {informal, humorous) a bar or place where
people go to drink ffi»E; Mtt
'watering place noun {old-fashioned) a
town with a natural supply of mineral
water where people go for their health fiRHT71 spa 'water jump noun an area of water that
horses or runners have to jump over in a race or competition
< ) tRMIW
water-less /'woitalas; NAmE 'woitarlas; 'wait-/ adj. with
no water ft7k Mj; AM): a waterless barren region ft-?-
'water level noun [U,
C] the height that the surface of a mass of water rises or falls to, or the
height it is at
7m-,
TRft; 7kft
'water lily noun a
plant that floats on the surface of water, with large round flat leaves and
white, yellow or pink flowers MM
water-line /'woitalam;
NAmE 'woitarl-; 'wait-/ noun the waterline [sing.] the level that the water reaches along the
side of a ship ( IlftMj ) n£iRt%, 7kM$ water-logged /'woitalDgd; NAmE 'woitarloigd;
'wait-; -laigd/ adj. 1 (of soil, a field,
etc. ffllfe^f) so full
of water that it cannot
hold any more and becomes flooded tRM
Ml; tR^MT; 7Rit Ml: They couldn't play because the pitch was waterlogged. 0 $ ^ i&Tk ftMfl
# it 2 (of a boat, etc. $&^) so full of water that it can no longer float ; ifiiTkftiftMj
Water-loo /.woita'lui; NAmE .woitar'lui;
'wait-/ noun [sing.] sb’s - a final defeat
for sb Ml Mj A jjfc; S A ft fT ^: This was the point at which he was to meet his
iVMWIM From the battle of
o
‘water main noun a
large underground pipe that supplies water to buildings, etc. iftRftHR ^tRU water-mark /'woitamaik; NAmE 'woitarmairk;
'wait-/ noun a symbol or design in some types of paper,
which can be seen when the paper is held against the light ( V tR£P
— see also high-water mark, low-
water MARK
'water meadow noun [usually pi.] a field near a
river that is often flooded ( Mj&£?.#ft:7ki$tM) )
iSTR^Hfe,
water-melon /'woitamelan; NAmE 'waitarm-;
'wait-/ noun [C, U] a type of large melon with hard, dark green skin, red
flesh and black seeds M /R. — picture o page
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water-mill /'woitamil; NAmE 'waitarm-; 'wait-/ noun a
mill next to a river in which the
machinery for grinding grain into
flour is driven by the power of the water turning a wheel tR Hf; 7k ft 'water moccasin noun = cottonmouth water pistol {NAmE also
water gun, squirt gun) noun a toy gun that shoots
water water polo noun [U] a game played by two
teams of people swimming in a swimming pool. Players try to throw a ball into
the other team’s goal. TkJ^ssft