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water [uncountable] + singular verb
water 作为不可数名词，后接单数动词。
Clean water is important for health.
干净的水对健康很重要。
水
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
水
the clear liquid that falls as rain and is in rivers, lakes, seas, etc.
Clean water is important for health.
干净的水对健康很重要。
一种无机化合物(分子式H2O),在室温常压下为透明液体,天然以雨水形式存在,并见于河流、湖泊和海洋；其固态为冰,气态为蒸汽。
An inorganic compound (of molecular formula H2O) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid; it is present naturally as rain, and found in rivers, lakes and seas; its solid form is ice and its gaseous form is steam.
在室温下呈清澈无色无味液体的二元化合物；在0摄氏度以下结冰,100摄氏度以上沸腾；广泛用作溶剂
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
上述液体,被视为古典元素或炼金术基本元素之一。
The aforementioned liquid, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.
被水覆盖的地球表面部分(如河流、湖泊或海洋)
the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
You should drink eight glasses of water every day.
你应该每天喝八杯水。
AI contextual example
The water in the pool looks clean and clear.
游泳池里的水看起来干净清澈。
AI contextual example
They carried water from the well to the village.
他们把水从井边运到村里。
AI contextual example
they invaded our territorial waters
他们侵犯了我们的领海
WordNet
water 作为不可数名词，后接单数动词。
Clean water is important for health.
干净的水对健康很重要。
用量词表示水的数量，常见搭配如 a drop/bottle/cup of water。
She drank a glass of water.
她喝了一杯水。
waters 复数形式指特定水域或水体。
The waters of the lake are calm.
这片湖的水面很平静。
用介词短语描述位置或状态。
The children are playing in the water.
孩子们正在水里玩耍。
Not this
I want a water.
Use this
I want some water.
water 是不可数名词，不能直接加不定冠词 'a'。表示 '一些水' 要用 'some water' 或 'a glass of water' 等量词结构。
Not this
There are waters on the table.
Use this
There is water on the table.
water 作为 '水' 时是不可数名词，没有复数形式 'waters'。除非特指不同水域（如海洋、河流），一般用单数 'water'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
饮用水
It is important to drink enough drinking water every day.
每天喝足够的饮用水很重要。
自来水
Is the tap water safe to drink here?
这里的自来水可以安全饮用吗？
矿泉水
She prefers mineral water over tap water.
她更喜欢矿泉水而不是自来水。
供水
The city's water supply was cut off due to a pipe burst.
由于水管爆裂，该市的供水被切断。
水位
The water level of the river has risen after the heavy rain.
大雨过后，河水水位上涨了。
水质
The water quality in this lake is excellent for swimming.
这个湖的水质非常适合游泳。
试探
Before launching the new product, we decided to test the waters with a small focus group.
在推出新产品之前，我们决定先在一个小型焦点小组中试探一下。
毫无影响
All the criticism was like water off a duck's back to him; he just continued with his work.
所有的批评对他来说都毫无影响；他只是继续他的工作。
已成往事
We had our disagreements, but that's all water under the bridge now.
我们曾经有过分歧，但那都是过去的事了。
水，水，到处都是，却没有一滴能喝。
After a shipwreck, the sailor found himself in a vast ocean but with no fresh water to drink.
海难之后，水手发现自己身处广阔的海洋，却没有淡水可喝。
水很差，佳得乐更好！
In the hot weather, the coach reminded the players to drink plenty of water.
在炎热的天气里，教练提醒球员们多喝水。
Use water naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把water拆成wa和ter，联想“哇，特好的水”
本词义为名词，指无色无味液体（化学式H2O），常用于日常交流、科学描述和文学作品中，语气中性。
Uncountable when referring to the substance; countable when referring to bodies of water. Verb: water the plants (transitive), eyes water (intransitive).
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.