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🔑waterwa·ter1 /ˈwɔt̬ər ; ˈwɑt̬ər / noun - [uncountable] the clear liquid that falls as rain and is in rivers, seas, and lakes水◆a glass of water一杯水◆They lived in a shack with no running water.他们住在一间没有自来水的棚屋里。◆After the heavy rain, several fields were under water.大雨过后，有几片田地被水淹了。◆clean drinking water干净的饮用水◆tap water (= that comes out of a faucet) 自来水◆mineral water矿泉水◆Don't go too near the edge, or you'll fall in the water!别太靠边走，不然会掉到水里！
➨ WORD BUILDING 词汇扩充When water is heated to 212° Fahrenheit (100°C), it boils and becomes steam. When steam touches a cold surface, it condenses and becomes water again.水加热 (heat) 到 212 华氏度（100 摄氏度）时会沸腾 (boil)，变成蒸汽 (steam)。蒸汽接触到冷的表面时会再次凝结 (condense) 成水。When water is cooled below 32° Fahrenheit (0°C), it freezes and becomes ice. If the temperature increases, the ice melts.水冷却 (cool) 到 32 华氏度（0 摄氏度）以下时会结冰 (freeze)。如果温度增高，冰会融化 (melt)。- waters [plural] the ocean near a particular country海域；领海◆The ship was still in U.S. waters.那艘船仍在美国海域。◆international waters国际水域
waterwa·ter2 /ˈwɔt̬ər ; ˈwɑt̬ər / verb - [transitive] to give water to plants给…浇水；浇灌
- [intransitive](used about the eyes or mouth) to fill with water（眼睛）充满眼泪；（嘴）流口水◆The smoke in the room made my eyes water.房间的烟把我的双眼熏得直流泪。◆The food smelled so good that it made my mouth water.这食物闻起来很香，馋得我直流口水。
 ●water sth down- to add water to a liquid in order to make it weaker加水稀释（液体）；掺水冲淡
- to change a statement, report, etc. so that it is weaker使（陈述、报告等）语气缓和
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