waters

1. N-UNCOUNT 水;雨水
   Water is a clear thin liquid that has no colour or taste when it is pure. It falls from clouds as rain and enters rivers and seas. All animals and people need water in order to live.
   1. Get me a glass of water.
      给我杯水。
   2. ...the sound of water hammering on the metal roof.
      雨水敲打金属屋顶发出的声响
   3. ...a trio of children playing along the water's edge.
      3个在水边玩耍的孩子
2. N-PLURAL 海域;(尤指)领海
   You use waters to refer to a large area of sea, especially the area of sea which is near to a country and which is regarded as belonging to it.
   1. The ship will remain outside Chinese territorial waters.
      这艘船将继续呆在中国领海之外。
   2. ...the open waters of the Arctic Ocean.
      北冰洋的公共海域
3. N-PLURAL 困境
   You sometimes use waters to refer to a situation which is very complex or difficult.
   1. ...the man brought in to guide him through troubled waters...
      被请来帮助他渡过难关的人
   2. The British Government may be in stormy economic waters.
      英国政府可能陷入了动荡的经济困境中。
4. VERB 给(植物)浇水
   If you water plants, you pour water over them in order to help them to grow.
   1. He went out to water the plants.
      他出去给植物浇水。
5. VERB 流泪
   If your eyes water, tears build up in them because they are hurting or because you are upset.
   1. His eyes watered from cigarette smoke.
      他的眼睛被香烟熏得直流泪。
6. See also: ...cookies to make your mouth water. mouth-watering
7. PHR-ERG （孕妇）羊水破裂;（医生或接生员）给（孕妇）破羊水
   When a pregnant woman's waters break, the fluid in her womb that surrounds the baby passes out of her body, showing that the baby is ready to be born. A doctor or midwife can break a woman's waters so that the birth can begin.
   1. My waters broke at six in the morning and within four hours Jamie was born.
      我是凌晨6点破水的，不到4个小时杰米就出生了。
8. PHRASE 泼出之水;不可改变的既成事实;无法挽回的过去
   If you say that an event or incident is water under the bridge, you mean that it has happened and cannot now be changed, so there is no point in worrying about it any more.
   1. He was relieved his time in jail was over and regarded it as water under the bridge.
      他为服刑期满而感到如释重负，而且觉得既已无可更改，过去的就让它过去吧。
9. PHRASE 陷入困境;处境尴尬
   If you are in deep water, you are in a difficult or awkward situation.
   1. You certainly seem to be in deep water...
      你看起来无疑是陷入了困境。
   2. I could tell that we were getting off the subject and into deep water.
      我觉得我们在跑题并已陷入尴尬境地。
10. PHRASE (论点或理论)符合逻辑，站得住脚，经得起考验
    If an argument or theory does not hold water, it does not seem to be reasonable or be in accordance with the facts.
    1. This argument simply cannot hold water in Europe.
       这个论点在欧洲根本就站不住脚。
11. PHRASE 陷于困境;遇到麻烦
    If you are in hot water, you are in trouble.
    1. The company has already been in hot water over high prices this year.
       这家公司今年由于价格过高已经陷入困境。
12. PHRASE 给(想法或建议)泼冷水
    If you pour cold water on an idea or suggestion, you show that you have a low opinion of it.
    1. City economists pour cold water on the idea that the economic recovery has begun.
       伦敦金融城的经济学家给经济开始复苏的说法泼了冷水。
13. PHRASE 试探
    If you test the water or test the waters, you try to find out what reaction an action or idea will get before you do it or tell it to people.
    1. You should be cautious when getting involved and test the water before committing yourself.
       参与其中时一定要小心谨慎，表态之前最好试探一下。
14. like water off a duck's back → see: duck

1. The fish are on sale from our own coastal waters.
   出售的鱼来自我们自己的近海水域。
2. The ill fated ship was sent off course into shallow waters and rammed by another vessel.
   这艘倒霉的船偏离航道误入浅水区，被另外一艘船撞上了。
3. Maxine Waters is a Democratic Congresswoman, representing South Central Los Angeles.
   玛克辛·沃特斯是一名民主党女议员，代表洛杉矶市中南区。
4. The two countries are in dispute over the boundaries of their coastal waters
   两国在近海水域分界线上尚存分歧。
5. In the end the Volga's waters will run dry.
   伏尔加河水终将干涸。
6. The government is allowing the areas of inshore coastal waters to be explored for oil and gas.
   当局允许在近海海域勘探石油和天然气。
7. They were forcing her head under the icy waters, drowning her.
   他们用力把她的头按到冰冷的水中，想淹死她。
8. Turkey plans to harness the waters of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers for big hydro-electric power projects.
   土耳其计划利用底格里斯河和幼发拉底河的河水开发大型水电项目。
9. The waters of the Yangtze River are dangerously high for the time of year.
   长江的水位每年这个时候都处于危险的高位。
10. Their neighborhood is being inundated by the rising waters of the Colorado River.
    他们的街区正被科罗拉多河上涨的河水淹没。
11. The number of warships stationed outside European waters roughly doubled.
    部署在欧洲水域之外的战舰数量差不多增加了一倍。
12. Yachts peppered the tranquil waters of Botafogo Bay.
    博塔福古湾宁静的水面上挤满了游艇。
13. We accept the outcome of the inquiry, without prejudice to the unsettled question of territorial waters.
    我们接受了调查结果，并没有使悬而未决的领海问题进一步恶化。
14. These ancient ceremonies propitiate the spirits of the waters.
    这些古老的仪式让水中的神灵平息了怒气。
15. The waters continue to rise as more than 1,000 people are evacuated.
    水面持续上涨，已经有1,000多人被疏散了。
16. We sampled a selection of different bottled waters.
    我们品尝了一系列不同品牌的瓶装水。
17. His body was found at sea in waters off the Canary Islands.
    他的尸体在离加那利群岛不远的海上被发现。
18. As the snows melt, the flood waters rise.
    雪融化的时候，洪水会上涨。
19. A year or two ago I found myself indulging in a spot of yachting in Finnish waters
    一两年前，我有一阵子曾迷上了在芬兰海域中进行帆船运动。
20. The waters were rising about the rock and would soon submerge it.
    水快涨到跟岩石一样高了，很快就会淹没它。
21. Local officials say the flood waters have subsided.
    当地官员称洪水已经退去了。
22. A number of governments banned the ship from their territorial waters.
    许多国家都禁止那艘船进入其领海。
23. Flood waters washed away one of the main bridges in Pusan
    洪水冲垮了釜山的一座主要桥梁。
24. The ship will remain outside Chinese territorial waters.
    这艘船将继续呆在中国领海之外。
25. The British Government may be in stormy economic waters.
    英国政府可能陷入了动荡的经济困境中。
26. My waters broke at six in the morning and within four hours Jamie was born.
    我是凌晨6点破水的，不到4个小时杰米就出生了。
27. The flood waters burst the dyke.
    洪水冲垮了堤坝。
28. She waters the tulips every morning.
    她每天早晨都给郁金香浇水。
29. They maintain a very powerful fleet in Oriental waters.
    他们在远东海域保持着一支非常强大的舰队。

noun

1. the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion
   1. before a woman gives birth her waters break

   Synonym:    amniotic fluidamnionic fluid