Word · Frequency #29740
waterwheels
水车；水轮
waterwheels is the plural of waterwheel.
a wheel with buckets on its rim, used to raise water from a stream or pond
- 1.
a wheel with buckets attached to its rim; raises water from a stream or pond
边缘附有水桶的轮子；用于从溪流或池塘中提水
- 2.
a wheel that rotates by direct action of water; a simple turbine
通过水的直接作用旋转的轮子；一种简单的涡轮机
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
In use
The old waterwheel still turns slowly beside the mill.
Farmers once used waterwheels to lift water from the river into their fields.
We watched the waterwheel scoop up water and pour it into the trough.
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。
They built a waterwheel for raising water from the pond.
他们造了一架水车，用来把池塘里的水提上来。
waterwheel + [verb] + [object] + from + [place]
Connections
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。
Synonyms
- noria
- 链斗式提水车 · 比 waterwheel 更具体，特指用链条带水斗提水的装置，常见于历史或技术语境；不用于泛指水轮。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象水车：water（水）推动wheel（轮）转动，合在一起就是水车/水轮。
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。
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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