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Waterford + noun
沃特福德以水晶玻璃制品闻名，此结构用专有名词作定语，表示产自该地的产品。
She admired the Waterford crystal in the cabinet.
她欣赏橱柜里的沃特福德水晶制品。
沃特福德
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沃特福德
Waterford
She admired the Waterford crystal in the cabinet.
她欣赏橱柜里的沃特福德水晶制品。
沃特福德(爱尔兰东南部港市)
n. a port city in southern Ireland; famous for glass industry
We took the train from Dublin to Waterford last summer.
去年夏天我们乘火车从都柏林去沃特福德。
My aunt lives in Waterford and works at the glass factory.
我姑姑住在沃特福德，在一家玻璃厂工作。
Waterford is famous for its handmade glass, which visitors can watch being made.
沃特福德以手工玻璃制品闻名，游客可以观看制作过程。
沃特福德以水晶玻璃制品闻名，此结构用专有名词作定语，表示产自该地的产品。
She admired the Waterford crystal in the cabinet.
她欣赏橱柜里的沃特福德水晶制品。
表示位于某城市或在该城市发生某事时，用介词 in 加地名。
They spent a weekend in Waterford.
他们在沃特福德度了一个周末。
"the city of + 城市名" 是正式、描述性的说法，常用于介绍城市。
The city of Waterford is in southern Ireland.
沃特福德市位于爱尔兰南部。
Not this
The city of waterford is known for its glass industry.
Use this
The city of Waterford is known for its glass industry.
Waterford 是专有名词（地名），在英语中必须大写首字母；中文没有大写规则，因此学习者容易忘记，需注意地名首字母大写。
Not this
She lives at Waterford.
Use this
She lives in Waterford.
表示居住在城镇或城市时，英语用介词 in（在……内），而 at 一般用于具体地点或小地点；中文的“在”不区分，所以容易误用 at。
Not this
I visited the Waterford last year.
Use this
I visited Waterford last year.
城市名称前通常不加定冠词 the；中文没有冠词，学习者常从“这个城市”类表达类推，误加 the。说某座城市时直接用专有名词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
沃特福德市（爱尔兰东南部港市）
Waterford city is famous for its glass industry.
沃特福德市以其玻璃工业闻名。
沃特福德郡
County Waterford is located in the south-east of Ireland.
沃特福德郡位于爱尔兰东南部。
沃特福德水晶玻璃
She bought a decorative bowl made of Waterford crystal.
她买了一个沃特福德水晶玻璃做的装饰碗。
沃特福德港
Ships from many countries arrive at Waterford Harbour.
来自许多国家的船只抵达沃特福德港。
Use waterford naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆联想：water（水）+ ford（渡口）——水边渡口正是港口城市沃特福德，它更以玻璃工艺闻名。
语域：neutral 常见场景：地理、旅游、新闻 此为专有名词，通常用于指爱尔兰东南部港市沃特福德，常见于地理介绍、旅游或新闻报道中，正式与非正式场合均可使用。
No common word rhymes fully with waterford. water, waterfall, and warm match its opening /wɔː/ sound. ford, Oxford, and word are lookalikes that sound different: ford /fɔːd/, Oxford /ˈɒksfəd/, word /wɜːd/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.