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do the watering
常用搭配，表示执行浇水任务。
She does the watering every morning.
她每天早上都浇水。
浇水；掺水
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浇水；掺水
The act of pouring water on something or diluting a liquid.
She does the watering every morning.
她每天早上都浇水。
浇水或稀释液体的行为。
An act of watering, that is, pouring water on something, or diluting a liquid.
使某物呈现波浪形装饰外观的技艺或过程。
The art or process of giving a wavy, ornamental appearance to something.
The plants need daily watering in this hot weather.
这种炎热的天气里，植物需要每天浇水。
Regular watering of the lawn keeps it green.
定期给草坪浇水能保持它常绿。
She was exhausted after the watering of all the flower beds.
给所有花坛浇完水后，她累坏了。
常用搭配，表示执行浇水任务。
She does the watering every morning.
她每天早上都浇水。
表示植物等需要被浇水，watering为动名词。
The garden needs watering after the dry spell.
干旱之后花园需要浇水。
后接名词，表示浇水的对象。
The watering of crops is scheduled for noon.
作物的浇水安排在中午。
Not this
Please watering the flowers.
Use this
Please water the flowers.
watering 是名词或动名词，不能单独作谓语动词。动词原形应是 water。
Not this
I need some watering to drink.
Use this
I need some water to drink.
watering 意为‘洒水、浇水’，不可数名词表示‘水’应为 water。
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需要浇水
These plants need watering twice a week.
这些植物每周需要浇两次水。
每日浇水
Daily watering is essential for young seedlings.
每日浇水对幼苗至关重要。
彻底浇水；浇透
Give the lawn a thorough watering during dry spells.
干旱期间要给草坪彻底浇一次水。
定期浇水
Regular watering keeps the flowers healthy.
定期浇水能让花儿保持健康。
给植物浇水
The watering of plants is best done in the morning.
给植物浇水最好在早晨进行。
常去的酒吧；聚会场所
We met at our favorite watering hole after work.
下班后，我们常在最喜欢的酒吧碰面。
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联想 water（水）+ing，浇花时水流形成的波纹，既指“浇水”也指“水波纹装饰”。
语域：neutral 常见场景：plant care、gardening 此义项通常表示“浇水”的动作，多用于园艺、植物养护等日常场景；语气比较中性，正式与非正式场合都可用。
真正押韵的是 slaughtering（重读元音同为 /ɔː/，后面 /tərɪŋ/ 相同）。bothering、wandering、uttering 虽都以 -ering 结尾，但重读元音不同（/ɒ/, /ɒ/, /ʌ/），并不押韵。
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