Word · Frequency #10080
waterway
航道；水路；可通航水域
核心释义
A body of water, such as a river or canal, that is navigable.
- 1.
可通航的水体,如河流、水道或运河。
A body of water, such as a river, channel or canal, that is navigable.
- 2.
通航水域
a navigable body of water
- 3.
排水管道或水道,如船甲板上的排水沟。
A conduit or watercourse, such as on the deck of a ship, to drain water.
- 4.
水道
a conduit through which water flows
排水道；水沟；导水管；可通航的水体,如河流、水道或运河。；通航水域；排水管道或水道,如船甲板上的排水沟。；水道
用法In use
The river is a major waterway that connects the port to the inland factories.
用法提示：这里 waterway 是名词,指可通航的水道或河流航道。
They are building new locks to make the waterway passable for larger ships.
用法提示：waterway 作可数名词,指人工或天然的通航水路。
Many towns along the waterways grew because of the easy transport they provided.
用法提示：waterways 是 waterway 的复数形式,表示多条可通航的水路。
a/an [adjective] waterway
The Suez Canal is a crucial waterway for global trade.
苏伊士运河是全球贸易的一条关键水路。
preposition + waterway
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- inland waterway
- 内河航道
- The Rhine is one of Europe's most important inland waterways.莱茵河是欧洲最重要的内河航道之一。
- navigable waterway
- 可通航水道
- The canal was widened to create a navigable waterway for large ships.运河被拓宽，以便为大型船只提供可通航的水道。
- major waterway
- 主要航道
- The Suez Canal is a major waterway connecting the Mediterranean and the Red Sea.苏伊士运河是连接地中海和红海的主要航道。
- waterway system
- 水系，水路系统
- The country has an extensive waterway system used for both transportation and irrigation.该国拥有广泛的水路系统，用于运输和灌溉。
- waterway traffic
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
将'water（水）'和'way（路）'组合记忆为‘水上之路’，即航道。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：geography、transportation 该词多用于地理或交通领域的正式语境，但在一般描述中也可使用，属于中性偏正式。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words end with '-way' pronounced /weɪ/, making them perfect rhymes with 'waterway'. Note that words beginning with 'water-' (e.g., waterfall, waterproof) share the prefix but have different stressed vowels and endings, so they do not rhyme with 'waterway'.
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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