Word · Frequency #18418
Fully loadedwatertight
防水的；不透水的
So tightly made that water cannot enter or escape.
- 1.
So tightly made that water cannot enter or escape.
制作严密,水不能进入或漏出。
- 2.
not allowing water to pass in or out
不透水的；防水的
- 3.
So devised or planned as to be impossible to defeat, evade or nullify.
设计或计划得无法被击败、规避或废除。
- 4.
without flaws or loopholes
无漏洞的；无懈可击的
无懈可击的；严密的；制作严密,水不能进入或漏出。；不透水的；防水的；设计或计划得无法被击败、规避或废除。；无漏洞的；无懈可击的
In use
The new raincoat is made of watertight fabric, so you'll stay dry in the storm.
Before the dive, the instructor checked that the underwater camera case was completely watertight.
The engineer designed a watertight seal for the pipe to prevent any leakage.
a watertight alibi
be watertight
作表语，表示某物不漏水。
The seal is watertight.
这个密封是防水的。
watertight + noun
作定语，修饰名词，表示该物体防水。
a watertight container
一个防水的容器
a watertight + (figurative noun)
Connections
Collocations
- watertight seal
- 防水密封条
- Make sure the watertight seal on the jar is intact before storing the food.存放食物前，请确保罐子上的防水密封条完好无损。
- watertight compartment
- 水密隔舱
- The submarine has several watertight compartments to protect against flooding.潜艇有几个水密隔舱以防进水。
- watertight argument
- 无懈可击的论点
- Her watertight argument left no room for doubt.她的论点无懈可击，毫无质疑空间。
- watertight alibi
- 无懈可击的不在场证明
- The suspect's watertight alibi proved he was not at the scene.嫌疑人的不在场证明天衣无缝，证明他不在现场。
- watertight case
- 无懈可击的案情
- The lawyer built a watertight case that the jury could not ignore.律师建立了一个无懈可击的案情，陪审团无法忽视。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
水（water）都进不去，像密封舱一样严密；计划也滴水不漏，无懈可击。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：造船与防水设备、法律或逻辑辩论 watertight 本义指“不透水的、防水的”，多用于造船、建筑或防水产品的说明，属于中性表达；引申义指“无懈可击的、无漏洞的”，比较常见于法律、合同、逻辑论证等正式书面语境。总体正式程度会随使用场景变化，口语中通常不用此词。
Grammar Note
通常用于描述容器、盒子或设计等不透水。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words rhyme with the final syllable of 'watertight': they end in the /aɪt/ sound despite different spellings (-ight, -ite, -eigh-). Note that 'weight' (/weɪt/), 'eight' (/eɪt/) and 'freight' (/freɪt/) look similar because of the -eigh- spelling but are pronounced with /eɪt/, not /aɪt/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.