Word · Frequency #15583
rainwater
雨水
rainwater
- 1.
Rainfall.
降雨
- 2.
drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds
从云中降落的淡水水滴
- 3.
Water (for a house, etc.) sourced from rain which has not joined a spring, stream or river, pond, lake or sea.
源自雨水的水(如用于房屋等),未汇入泉、溪、河、池塘、湖泊或海洋
降雨；从云中降落的淡水水滴；源自雨水的水(如用于房屋等),未汇入泉、溪、河、池塘、湖泊或海洋
In use
We collected rainwater in a barrel to water the garden.
After the storm, the rainwater formed small pools on the path.
The plants will be healthier if you use rainwater instead of tap water.
verb + rainwater
动词常用collect、store、use等，rainwater作宾语。
They collect rainwater to water the plants.
他们收集雨水来浇灌植物。
rainwater + noun
rainwater可作定语修饰名词，表示该名词的用途或来源。
We bought a rainwater tank for the garden.
我们为花园买了一个雨水箱。
a/an + noun + of rainwater
此结构用容器名词表示雨水的量。
Connections
Collocations
- collect rainwater
- 收集雨水
- We installed a barrel to collect rainwater for the garden.我们装了一个桶来收集雨水浇花园。
- rainwater harvesting
- 雨水收集利用
- Rainwater harvesting can reduce household water bills.雨水收集利用可以降低家庭水费。
- rainwater tank
- 雨水储罐
- The house has a rainwater tank in the backyard.这所房子后院有一个雨水储罐。
- rainwater runoff
- 雨水径流
- Rainwater runoff carries pollutants into rivers.雨水径流把污染物带入河流。
- rainwater drainage
- 雨水排水
- Proper rainwater drainage prevents flooding.良好的雨水排水可以防止洪涝。
- rainwater collection system
Learner notes
Memory Tip
rain（雨）+ water（水），雨水就是天上落下的水。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：谈论收集雨水、园艺或环保话题、建筑或供水说明 rainwater 是中性常用词，多用于日常或环保、园艺等话题，正式和口语中都可以使用。通常指从天上落下的雨水，区别于自来水或处理过的水。
Pronunciation & Spelling
rainwater /ˈreɪnˌwɔtɚ/ ends in the /wɔtɚ/ sound, so it rhymes with water, daughter, and slaughter. Rain, brain, and train match the first /reɪn/ part but do not rhyme with the whole word. Don't confuse it with rainwear /ˈreɪnwɛr/, which looks similar but sounds different.
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.