Word · Frequency #236
watered
浇水；灌溉；洒水
watered is the past of water.
核心释义
to pour or supply water onto (plants, soil, or land); to irrigate
- 1.
给(植物)浇水。
To pour water into the soil surrounding (plants).
- 2.
使湿润；供水；使充满水；灌溉。
To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate.
- 3.
给(动物)水喝；提供饮用水。
To provide (animals) with water for drinking.
- 4.
进水；吸入水。
To get or take in water.
- 5.
稀释。
To dilute.
- 6.
充满水或分泌水等液体。
To fill with or secrete water or similar liquid.
- 7.
将织物润湿压光,使其呈现波状光泽；饰以波纹。
To wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a lustrous appearance in wavy lines; to diversify with wavelike lines.
流泪；流口水；分泌液体；稀释；掺水冲淡；给（动物）喂水；饮（牲口）；（船等）进水；渗入水；使（织物）呈波纹光泽；轧光使有波纹
用法In use
I need to water the garden every morning in summer.
用法提示：water 在此作动词，表示给植物浇水。
She watered the potted plants before leaving for work.
用法提示：watered 是 water 的过去式，表示给植物浇水。
Could you water the flowers while I'm away?
用法提示：water 在此作动词，用于请求给花浇水。
water something
及物动词，直接接宾语，表示给...浇水。
I need to water the plants every morning.
我每天早上需要给植物浇水。
water something with something
使用某工具或某物进行浇灌。
She watered the garden with a hose.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- water the plants
- 给植物浇水
- I water the plants every morning before work.我每天上班前给植物浇水。
- water the horses
- 给马饮水
- The stable boy watered the horses after the long ride.长途骑行后，马夫给马饮了水。
- water down
- 稀释；冲淡
- You can water down the juice for the children.你可以把果汁稀释一下给孩子喝。
- make one's mouth water
- 使某人垂涎欲滴；让某人馋得流口水
- The smell of the roast is making my mouth water.烤肉的香味馋得我直流口水。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把名词 water（水）变成动词，就是‘浇水’；想象提着水壶给花 watering，动作就从‘水’来了。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：园艺、农业、日常对话 作为动词，water 通常表示浇水、灌溉，也可表示给动物饮水、流泪/流口水或稀释等。它属于中性语体，日常口语和书面语都常用，比较常见于园艺、农业以及一般生活场景。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
真正与 water 押韵的词（非卷舌，/oːtə/）：daughter /ˈdoːtə/、slaughter /ˈsloːtə/、quarter /ˈkwoːtə/、porter /ˈpoːtə/。形似但发音不同：later /ˈleɪtə/、waiter /ˈweɪtə/ 读作 /eɪtə/，与 water 的 /oːtə/ 不押韵。
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.