Word · Frequency #29740
waterwheel
水车；水轮
核心释义
a wheel with buckets on its rim, used to raise water from a stream or pond
- 1.
边缘附有水桶的轮子；用于从溪流或池塘中提水
a wheel with buckets attached to its rim; raises water from a stream or pond
- 2.
通过水的直接作用旋转的轮子；一种简单的涡轮机
a wheel that rotates by direct action of water; a simple turbine
边缘附有水桶的轮子；用于从溪流或池塘中提水；通过水的直接作用旋转的轮子；一种简单的涡轮机；水轮；水车；辘轳
用法In use
The old waterwheel still turns slowly beside the mill.
用法提示：“waterwheel”作名词，指利用水流转动的水车。
Farmers once used waterwheels to lift water from the river into their fields.
用法提示：复数形式“waterwheels”作名词，表示多台水车。
We watched the waterwheel scoop up water and pour it into the trough.
用法提示：“waterwheel”作名词，指带水斗的水轮。
waterwheel + [intransitive verb]
The waterwheel turned slowly in the stream.
水车在溪流中缓缓转动。
waterwheel + for + [gerund/noun]
该词可指带动机械的水轮，也可指灌溉用的水车，具体意思要看上下文。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- overshot waterwheel
- 上射式水轮
- An overshot waterwheel works best when the water supply comes from above.当水源来自上方时，上射式水轮效果最好。
- undershot waterwheel
- 下射式水轮
- The undershot waterwheel relies on the river current to turn it.下射式水轮依靠河流的水流来转动。
- waterwheel pump
- 水轮泵
- The village uses a waterwheel pump to lift water to the fields.村里用水轮泵把水提升到田里。
- wooden waterwheel
- 木制水轮
- A wooden waterwheel still turns beside the old mill.一个木制水轮仍在旧磨坊旁转动。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象水车：water（水）推动wheel（轮）转动，合在一起就是水车/水轮。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：农业灌溉、水力利用、历史介绍 该词为中性用词，不特别正式或随意，多用于指称传统的水力或人力提水装置，比较常见于历史、农业或机械类介绍中。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
feel、heel、kneel、peel、reel、steel 都与 waterwheel 的结尾押韵：都以 /iːl/ 结尾，并共享拼写 ‑eel。注意：white /waɪt/、while /waɪl/、waterfall /ˈwɔːtəfɔːl/ 等形近词读音不同，不押韵。
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