Word · Frequency #17750
saltwater
盐水;咸水
water containing salts
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n water containing salts
盐水的;海产的
盐水的;海产的
In use
Many people prefer saltwater fish because their colors are more vivid.
The hotel has a large saltwater pool with a view of the ocean.
The scientists studied the plants that grow in the saltwater marsh.
saltwater + noun (adj.)
saltwater 作形容词时通常放在名词前作定语,表示“海产的、咸水的”。
Saltwater fish cannot live in freshwater.
海鱼不能在淡水中生存。
be + saltwater (n.)
saltwater 作名词时表示含盐的水,与 be 动词连用说明某物是咸水。
The water in this well is saltwater.
这口井里的水是咸水。
Common mistakes
I need two saltwaters for the experiment.I need some saltwater for the experiment.
saltwater 表示“盐水”时是不可数名词,不能加复数 -s,也不能与数词 two 搭配;表示不确定数量应用 some。
This soup tastes too saltwater.This soup tastes too salty.
saltwater 的意思是“盐水的/海产的”或“盐水”,并不表示“味道咸的”;描述味道应用形容词 salty。
Connections
Collocations
- saltwater fish
- 咸水鱼;海鱼
- This aquarium keeps both freshwater and saltwater fish.这个水族馆既养淡水鱼也养咸水鱼。
- saltwater crocodile
- 咸水鳄
- The saltwater crocodile is the largest living reptile.咸水鳄是现存最大的爬行动物。
- saltwater intrusion
- 盐水入侵;海水入侵
- Saltwater intrusion threatens the coastal groundwater supply.盐水入侵威胁着沿海的地下水供应。
- saltwater aquarium
- 海水水族箱
- Keeping a saltwater aquarium requires careful monitoring of salinity.养海水水族箱需要仔细监测盐度。
- saltwater taffy
- 盐水太妃糖
- She bought a box of saltwater taffy at the beach.她在海滩买了一盒盐水太妃糖。
- saltwater pool
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 salt(盐)和 water(水)拼在一起就是盐水,想象一杯海水又咸又涩,记住它是咸水而非淡水。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:marine biology、aquarium keeping、fishing/seafood 通常作定语,表示“含盐水的;海水的”,多用于海洋生物、水族养殖、渔业等书面或科普语境;日常口语中常以固定搭配出现(如 saltwater fish),单独使用较少。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词均含 -water,结尾读音均为 /wɒːtə/(在复合词中非重读;water 单独读 /ˈwɒːtə/,重音在首音节),与 saltwater 的结尾相同。但它们都不与 saltwater 押韵:押韵要求重读音节及之后的音相同,而 saltwater 的重音在 /sɒːl-/,这些词的重音在各自首音节(如 /ˈfreʃ-, ˈsiː-, ˈɡraʊnd-/)。注意形近而音不同的词:water 单独出现时重音在 /wɒː-/,而 saltwater 中 -water 不重读;saltwort /ˈsɒːltwɜːt/ 的 -wort 读 /wɜːt/,与 -water 不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.