Word
bilgewater
noun
舱水
Water that collects in the bilge of a ship.
- 1.
Water which collects in the bilges of a ship.
船舱底部积水
废话；胡说；船舱底部积水；na. 【航】舱水；〈俚〉废话
In use
Stop talking bilgewater and tell me what really happened.
His speech was pure bilgewater, full of empty promises.
I've had enough of your bilgewater; give me some real facts.
be bilgewater
常用口语，指毫无价值或不可信的话。
His excuse is bilgewater.
他的借口是废话。
talk bilgewater
Don't talk bilgewater.
别说废话。
pump out bilgewater
字面意义，指船舶维护中去除污水。
The crew pumped out the bilgewater.
船员们抽出了舱底污水。
Common mistakes
He is always talking bilgewaters.He is always talking bilgewater.
bilgewater 作'废话'解时是不可数名词，没有复数形式。应该用单数形式 bilgewater。
He bilgewaters endlessly.He talks bilgewater endlessly.
bilgewater 是名词，不能用作动词。表达'说废话'应该用 talk bilgewater 或 spout bilgewater。
Connections
Word family
- bilgewaters
- plural
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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