watered

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. His eyes watered from cigarette smoke.
   他的眼睛被香烟熏得直流泪。
2. Proposed legislation affecting bird-keepers has been watered down.
   影响养鸟者的立法提案的措词已经缓和一些了。
3. The wine has been watered.
   这酒是兑了水的。
4. The story has been watered down.
   这故事的生动性被冲淡了。
5. His mouth watered at the sight of all the food.
   见了那么多吃的，他直流口水。
6. The valley is continuously watered by the melting snow from the mountains.
   群山融化的雪不断流经山谷。
7. Have the horses been fed and watered?
   给马匹喂食饮水了吗？
8. I'm sure this whisky has been watered down.
   我敢肯定这瓶威士忌掺过水了。
9. So I drank, and she watered the camels also.
   我便喝了；她又给我的骆驼喝了。
10. My horse has not been watered.
    你们没有给我的马喝水。
11. The children watered it this morning.
    今天早晨孩子们浇过了。
12. I need to love and to be beloved as rose needs to be watered every day.
    我需要爱和被爱，就像玫瑰每天都需要水的滋养；
13. Have you watered the roses?
    你浇过玫瑰花了吗？
14. You needn't have watered those rose. it's going to rain son.
    你本不用给那些玫瑰浇水的。现在马上就要下雨了。
15. I watered the seeds for a few days; and the seeds sprout out some tiny purple flowers.
    我浇了几天水，它发芽了，有一些紫色的花。
16. It's time ( that) we watered the flowers.
    我们该给这些花浇水了。
17. Have watered the plants yet?
    你已经给植物浇水了吗？
18. This milk has been watered.
    这牛奶已被掺水了。
19. Have you watered the plants No, I haven't.
    你已经浇花了吗？不，我没有。
20. I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.
    我栽种了，亚波罗浇灌了。惟有神叫他生长。
21. The flower would not have died if I had watered them before I left home.
    如果我在离开家之前浇了水，这些花就不会死了。
22. They watered the flowers.
    她们给花浇了水。
23. He carried water and watered the wheat all by himself.
    他带了水然后自己把所有的小麦都浇完了。
24. Every day, I have to give it watered.
    每天，我都要给它浇水。
25. Yes, I have already watered them.
    是，我已经给它们浇完水了。
26. This beer has been watered down!
    这啤酒搀过水！
27. We planted a tree and watered the flowers.
    我们种了一棵小树还给花朵浇了水。
28. These flowers have been watered.
    这些花已经浇过了。
29. I when he watered the flowers.
    当他给花浇水时，我在拍照。
30. Then you can move forward with preparing the lawn to be seeded, fertilized and watered.
    然后你可以向前与编制草坪播种，施肥和浇水。

adj

1. (of silk fabric) having a wavelike pattern

   Synonym:    moire