Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #16297
waterfront
滨水区；水边；海滨
核心释义
the area of a city that is next to a body of water, such as a harbor or dockyard
- 1.
水体旁的陆地。
The land alongside a body of water.
水体旁的陆地。；水边；滨水区；滩；海滨
用法In use
The new restaurant is located right on the waterfront, with a beautiful view of the bay.
用法提示：本句中 waterfront 用作名词，表示城市的滨水区域。
They took a long walk along the waterfront after dinner.
用法提示：这里 waterfront 是名词，指水边或滨水地带。
The old warehouse district has been transformed into a lively waterfront with shops and cafés.
用法提示：该句中 waterfront 作名词，指经过开发的城市滨水区域。
the waterfront
指某座城市特定的滨水区域时，通常加定冠词 the。
The waterfront has changed a lot in recent years.
近年来滨水区变化很大。
on the waterfront
on 强调位置临水，表示在滨水地带。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- waterfront property
- 滨水房产
- They bought a waterfront property on the lake.他们在湖边买了一处滨水房产。
- waterfront restaurant
- 海滨餐厅
- We had dinner at a waterfront restaurant overlooking the harbor.我们在一家俯瞰海港的海滨餐厅吃了晚餐。
- waterfront views
- 滨水景观
- The apartment offers stunning waterfront views.这套公寓拥有绝佳的滨水景观。
- waterfront district
- 滨水区
- The city has invested heavily in its waterfront district.该市在滨水区投入了大量资金。
- along the waterfront
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想记忆：water（水）+ front（前面）＝水在前方的地方，即滨水区、海滨。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：城市规划、房地产、旅游 该词通常用于中性或正式语境，多出现在城市规划和房地产描述中，日常口语里较少单独使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
front /frʌnt/ and confront /kənˈfrʌnt/ rhyme with the -front of waterfront /ˈwɔːtəfrʌnt/, and blunt, brunt, and grunt also match the final /-ʌnt/ sound despite the -unt spelling. Be careful: font /fɒnt/ looks like front but has /ɒ/, so it does not rhyme.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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