
好词典

源自中古英语 'wateren',与古英语 'wæterian'(浇水)相关,词根为 'water'(水)。
❶ 指被水浇灌或湿润的状态,常用于描述植物或土地因浇水而变得潮湿或生长良好。
“The watered plants grew much faster than the dry ones.”
(浇过水的植物比干燥的植物长得快得多。)
“She kept the garden well-watered during the summer.”
(夏天时她一直给花园充分浇水。)
❶ 指液体被稀释或冲淡的状态,通常用于描述饮料或溶液因加水而浓度降低。
“The bartender served a watered-down cocktail by mistake.”
(调酒师不小心端上了一杯被稀释的鸡尾酒。)
“The soup tasted bland because it was too watered.”
(汤尝起来很淡,因为加水太多了。)
❶ 浇水的过去式和过去分词形式,表示已经完成浇水动作。
“She watered the plants every morning before work.”
(她每天上班前都给植物浇水。)
“They watered the lawn yesterday, so it looks fresh today.”
(他们昨天给草坪浇了水,所以今天看起来很新鲜。)
watered-down — 指被稀释或冲淡的东西,也用于比喻被削弱或减效的情况。
“The movie was a watered-down version of the original book.”
(这部电影是原著的淡化版本。)