watering
英 ['w??t?r??]
美['w?t?r??]
- n. 浇水；灌溉；排水沟
- adj. 灌溉的；浇水用的
- v. 浇水；灌溉（water的ing形式）
CET4TEM4高频词
英文词源
- watering (n.)
- Old English w?terunge "a carrying water," verbal noun from water (v.). From late 14c. as "a soaking with water;" mid-15c. as "a giving water to (an animal);" c. 1600 as "salivation." Watering-can is from 1690s (earlier water-can, late 14c.); watering-hole is from 1882 (earlier water-hole, 1670s, watering-place, mid-15c.); by 1965 in the figurative sense "place where people meet and socialize over drinks."
双语例句
- 1. A herd of elephants lolloped across the plains towards a watering hole.
- 一群大象缓慢而笨拙地穿过平原，朝水潭走去。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Prizes worth a mouth-watering ￡9.6 million are unclaimed.
- 价值960万英镑的诱人奖品无人认领。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. a mouth-watering display of cakes
- 令人垂涎的蛋糕展示
来自《权威词典》
- 4. You will remember about watering the flowers, won't you?
- 记住给花浇水, 行 吗 ?
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. They led the workhorses to the watering trough.
- 他们把耕马带到饮水槽去饮水.
来自《简明英汉词典》