watery

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a. 水的, 湿的, 平淡的, 稀薄的, 水淋淋的

发音

UK /ˈwɔːtəɹi/
其它 /ˈwɑtəɹi/
UK /ˈwɔːtɹi/
US /ˈwɔtəɹi/

词形变化

waterier 比较级 waterier wateriest wateriest 最高级

别名

waterie watry

教材释义与例句

形容词

水的；淡的；湿的；松软的；有雨意的

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Resembling or characteristic of water.

  2. 2.

    Wet, soggy or soaked with water.

  3. 3.

    Diluted or having too much water.

  4. 4.

    Thin and pale therefore suggestive of water.

  5. 5.

    Weak and insipid.

  6. 6.

    Discharging water or similar substance as a result of disease etc.

    I took my cat to the vet because I was worried about his watery eyes.

  7. 7.

    Tearful.

  8. 8.

    Containing many bodies of water.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 3

weak reeking washy

近义相关 4

wet liquid diluted dilute

相关短语

watery grave watery graves

词源

From Middle English watery, wattry, from Old English wæteriġ (“watery”), from Proto-West Germanic *watarīg. Equivalent to water + -y.

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