Word · Frequency #12039
watery
充满水的；水分多的
filled with water
- 1.
Resembling or characteristic of water.
类似或具有水的特征
- 2.
filled with water
充满水的
- 3.
Wet, soggy or soaked with water.
湿的,浸水的或被水浸透的
- 4.
wet with secreted or exuded moisture such as sweat or tears
被汗或泪弄湿的
- 5.
Diluted or having too much water.
稀释的或水分过多的
- 6.
relating to or resembling or consisting of water
水的、似水的或水状的
- 7.
Thin and pale therefore suggestive of water.
稀薄而苍白,因而让人联想到水
- 8.
Weak and insipid.
淡而无味的
- 9.
Discharging water or similar substance as a result of disease etc.
因疾病等排出水或类似物质
- 10.
Tearful.
含泪的
- 11.
Containing many bodies of water.
包含许多水体的
类似或具有水的特征；充满水的；湿的,浸水的或被水浸透的；被汗或泪弄湿的；稀释的或水分过多的
In use
The soup was too watery because I added too much water.
Her eyes looked watery in the cold wind.
The watery paint dripped down the canvas.
watery soil
a watery substance
a watery color
watery + noun
形容食物或液体含水分过多，味道淡。
The soup tasted watery and bland.
这汤尝起来又稀又淡。
watery + noun (eyes)
描述眼睛含泪或受刺激湿润。
Her eyes were watery from the wind.
Connections
Collocations
- watery eyes
- 泪汪汪的眼睛
- He looked at her with watery eyes.他眼泪汪汪地看着她。
- watery soup
- 寡淡的稀汤
- The restaurant served a watery soup with little flavor.这家餐馆端上的汤稀稀的，没什么味道。
- watery grave
- 葬身水底之处
- Many sailors found a watery grave in the storm.许多水手在暴风雨中葬身大海。
- watery sun
- 暗淡的阳光
- A watery sun shone weakly through the clouds.暗淡的阳光透过云层微微地照了下来。
- watery stools
- 水样便，稀便
- The patient reported watery stools for two days.病人主诉两天来拉水样便。
- watery discharge
Learner notes
Memory Tip
water（水）+ y 组成 watery，想象水汪汪、水淋淋的样子；形容汤太稀、味道寡淡时也用这个词。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：describing liquid food or drink、describing eyes or tears、describing wet or soggy things 该词为中性词，正式与非正式场合都可用，多用于形容含有过多水分的事物，如稀汤、湿土或含泪的眼睛。可根据搭配灵活选择中文译法，但核心含义是“含水的、湿的”。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 watery 拼写相近，都以 -tery 结尾；美式发音中词尾也读 /tɚi/，但重读元音不同，因此均不与 /ˈwɔtɝi/ 押韵：battery、flattery 的元音是 /æ/；lottery、pottery 是 /ɑ/；buttery 是 /ʌ/；eatery 是 /iː/。不要只按拼写猜读音或押韵。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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