Word · Frequency #18037
floodwaters
洪水
核心释义
floodwaters
- 1.
洪水
The waters of a flood
na. 洪水
用法In use
The floodwaters covered the entire village after the heavy rain.
用法提示:floodwaters 是复数名词,指大范围的洪水水体,在这里作主语。
Emergency teams used boats to rescue people trapped in the floodwaters.
用法提示:floodwaters 作介词 in 的宾语,表示洪水的区域或水体。
The floodwaters finally receded, leaving mud everywhere.
用法提示:floodwaters 是复数名词,作主语,与 receded 搭配表示洪水消退。
the floodwaters + [intransitive verb]
floodwaters 常用复数,与定冠词 the 连用时谓语动词也用复数。
The floodwaters have receded.
洪水已经退去。
floodwaters + [transitive verb] + [object]
floodwaters 作主语时视为复数,也可不用冠词直接使用。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- rising floodwaters
- 上涨的洪水
- The rising floodwaters forced many families to evacuate.上涨的洪水迫使许多家庭撤离。
- floodwaters recede
- 洪水退去
- It took days for the floodwaters to recede.洪水过了几天才退去。
- floodwaters engulf
- 洪水吞噬
- The floodwaters engulfed the entire village.洪水吞噬了整个村庄。
- contaminated floodwaters
- 受污染的洪水
- Residents were warned not to touch the contaminated floodwaters.居民被警告不要接触受污染的洪水。
- floodwaters sweep away
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想记忆:flood(洪水)与 waters(水域)组合,眼前浮现洪水淹城的画面,水势浩大。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:news reports、weather warnings、official announcements floodwaters 是复数名词,多用于新闻报道、天气预报或官方通报等正式或中性场合,通常指泛滥的洪水水流。日常口语中则较少使用,更常直接用 flood。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 '-water' 结尾,发音中的 /wɔːtər/ 与 'floodwaters' 中的 '-water' 部分发音一致,但由于复合词的重音落在第一个成分上,它们与 'floodwaters' 并不构成严格押韵。注意 'watershed'(/ˈwɔːtərʃɛd/)拼写相近但发音不同。
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