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dig/drill a well
挖井用 dig，钻油井、气井等常用 drill；well 是可数名词，复数形式为 wells。
The villagers planned to dig a well near their houses.
村民们计划在房子附近挖一口井。
井；油井；气井
wells — plural of well
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
井；油井；气井
a hole dug or drilled into the ground to obtain water, oil, gas, or other fluids
The villagers planned to dig a well near their houses.
村民们计划在房子附近挖一口井。
挖入地下作为水、石油、天然气或其他流体来源的孔。
A hole sunk into the ground as a source of water, oil, natural gas or other fluids.
为获取水、油、气或盐水而挖掘或钻孔的深洞或井
a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
液体如水自然涌出的地方；泉。
A place where a liquid such as water surfaces naturally; a spring.
用于容纳液体的腔体或容器
a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid
The old well in the backyard still supplies fresh water for the whole house.
后院的那口老井仍然为整栋房子供应新鲜的饮用水。
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Workers dug a deep well in the desert to search for oil.
工人们在沙漠里挖了一口深井寻找石油。
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Many small farms depend on wells for their daily water.
许多小农场每天靠井水生活。
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she was a well of information
她是一个信息的宝库
WordNet
挖井用 dig，钻油井、气井等常用 drill；well 是可数名词，复数形式为 wells。
The villagers planned to dig a well near their houses.
村民们计划在房子附近挖一口井。
well 可引申为“丰富的来源”，常接 of 加抽象名词；这一用法较书面。
Her diary is a well of inspiration for young writers.
她的日记是年轻作家灵感的源泉。
water well 和 oil well 是常见的名词复合词；作定语的名词用单数。
Water wells are common in this dry region.
这个干旱地区水井很常见。
Not this
There are many well in this area.
Use this
There are many wells in this area.
well 是可数名词，many 后必须用复数形式 wells；汉语名词没有复数变化，所以容易漏掉 -s。
Not this
They get water from well.
Use this
They get water from a well.
well 是单数可数名词，不能单独使用，前面需要加冠词；这里泛指一口井，所以用 a well。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
水井
They dug a water well behind the house.
他们在房子后面挖了一口水井。
油井
The company operates several oil wells in the desert.
这家公司在沙漠中经营着几口油井。
深井
A deep well supplies the village with clean water.
一口深井为村庄提供清洁的水。
自流井
The artesian well flows without a pump.
这口自流井无需水泵就能出水。
许愿井
She tossed a coin into the wishing well.
她向许愿井里投了一枚硬币。
气井
The gas well was shut down for maintenance.
这口气井因维护而关闭。
知识的丰富来源
The university library is a well of knowledge for the whole community.
大学图书馆是整个社区的知识源泉。
（资源或供应）枯竭；用尽
We kept asking the same donors for money until the well ran dry.
我们一直向同一批捐助者要钱，直到资金枯竭。
无穷无尽的资源；永不枯竭的源泉
Her imagination is a bottomless well of story ideas.
她的想象力是故事灵感的无穷源泉。
当井干涸时，我们知道水的价值。
Often attributed to Benjamin Franklin, this saying reminds people that they tend to appreciate something only after losing it.
这句话常被归于本杰明·富兰克林，用来提醒人们往往在失去之后才懂得珍惜。
沙漠之所以美丽，是因为在某个地方藏着一口井。
This line from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's 'The Little Prince' suggests that hidden hope or love gives meaning to an otherwise barren place.
这句出自安托万·德·圣埃克苏佩里《小王子》的话，暗示隐藏的希望或爱给原本荒芜的地方带来了意义。
Use wells naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
井的英文是well：W像井架，LL像吊桶的两根绳，从井里打水。
语域：neutral 常见场景：water supply、oil and gas drilling、rural settings 作为名词表示“井”时通常为中性词，日常交流与专业场合都适用；多用于谈论水井、油井、气井等，也可泛指泉或类似凹处。
用作可数名词，复数形式为wells
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