Word · Frequency #26170
brackish
微咸的；略带咸味的
slightly salty, especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water
多用于 brackish water（微咸水）
- 1.
Of water, salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water, such as that found in estuaries.
(水)微咸的,略带咸味的,如河口处淡水和海水混合的水。
- 2.
Distasteful; unpleasant; not appealing to the taste.
难吃的；令人不快的；不对味的。
- 3.
Repulsive.
令人厌恶的；令人作呕的。
令人不快的；因混合而变味的；(水)微咸的,略带咸味的,如河口处淡水和海水混合的水。；难吃的；令人不快的；不对味的。；令人厌恶的；令人作呕的。；有盐味的
In use
The water in this lagoon is brackish because it mixes with seawater.
Some plants grow well in the brackish water near the coast.
The old well became brackish after the flood, so we stopped drinking from it.
brackish + noun
brackish 作定语时常修饰 water、marsh 等词，表示略带咸味的水域。
Many plants cannot survive in brackish water.
许多植物无法在微咸水中存活。
become/turn + brackish
become 或 turn 表示由不咸变为微咸，强调状态变化。
As the river meets the sea, the water becomes brackish.
当河水流向大海时，水变得微咸。
taste + brackish
taste 是感官系动词，后面直接接形容词，说明某物尝起来的味道。
Connections
Collocations
- brackish water
- 微咸水
- The river becomes brackish water near the sea.这条河在靠近大海的地方变成了微咸水。
- brackish lagoon
- 半咸水潟湖
- Herons live in the brackish lagoon.苍鹭栖息在微咸的潟湖中。
- brackish marsh
- 微咸沼泽
- These reeds grow in brackish marshes along the coast.这些芦苇生长在沿海的微咸沼泽中。
- brackish taste
- 微咸味
- The soup had a slightly brackish taste.这汤有一点微咸味。
- brackish estuary
- 微咸河口
- Brackish estuaries support unique species.微咸的河口滋养着独特的物种。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想记忆：brackish 和 blackish 只差 r，想象河口微咸的水带泥沙，颜色略黑、味道难喝，r 像一粒盐。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：environmental science reports、estuary and wetland descriptions、aquarium care guides brackish 通常用于描述海水与淡水混合的水体（如河口、沼泽），语气中性偏正式，多出现在环境科学、地理或水族养殖等说明性文本中；日常口语中用得不多。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only blackish truly rhymes with brackish (/ˈbrækɪʃ/). Bracken and bracket are spelling lookalikes that sound different: bracken ends in /ən/, and bracket ends in /ɪt/.
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