Word · Frequency #84
wells
井；油井；气井
wells is the plural of well.
a hole dug or drilled into the ground to obtain water, oil, gas, or other fluids
- 1.
A hole sunk into the ground as a source of water, oil, natural gas or other fluids.
挖入地下作为水、石油、天然气或其他流体来源的孔。
- 2.
a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
为获取水、油、气或盐水而挖掘或钻孔的深洞或井
- 3.
A place where a liquid such as water surfaces naturally; a spring.
液体如水自然涌出的地方；泉。
- 4.
a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid
用于容纳液体的腔体或容器
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A small depression, e.g. suitable for holding liquid or other objects.
小凹陷,例如适合盛放液体或其他物品。
- 6.
an abundant source
丰富的来源
- 7.
A source of supply.
供应来源。
- 8.
A vertical, cylindrical trunk in a ship, reaching down to the lowest part of the hull, through which the bilge pumps operate.
船上的垂直圆柱形通道,用于操作舱底泵。
- 9.
The cockpit of a sailboat.
帆船的驾驶舱。
- 10.
A compartment in the middle of the hold of a fishing vessel, made tight at the sides, but having holes perforated in the bottom to let in water to keep fish alive while they are transported to market.
渔船货舱中间的隔间,侧面密封,底部有孔以便进水,保持鱼活着运到市场。
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A vertical passage in the stern into which an auxiliary screw propeller may be drawn up out of the water.
船尾的垂直通道,用于将辅助螺旋桨升出水面。
- 12.
A hole or excavation in the earth, in mining, from which run branches or galleries.
采矿中地面上的洞或挖掘,从中延伸出分支或通道。
- 13.
An opening through the floors of a building, as for a staircase or an elevator; a wellhole.
建筑物楼层间的开口,如楼梯或电梯井。
- 14.
The open space between the bench and the counsel tables in a courtroom.
法庭中法官席与律师桌之间的开放空间。
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The lower part of a furnace, into which the metal falls.
炉子的下部,金属落入其中。
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A well drink.
一种廉价酒水。
- 17.
The playfield of Tetris and similar video games, into which the blocks fall.
俄罗斯方块和类似电子游戏中方块掉落的游戏区域。
- 18.
In a microtiter plate, each of the small equal circular or square sections which serve as test tubes.
微量滴定板中,每个小的圆形或方形部分,作为试管使用。
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The region of an interface that contains tabs.
包含标签的界面区域。
泉；泉水；容器；凹处；源泉；来源；（船底的）污水井；（帆船的）驾驶舱
In use
The old well in the backyard still supplies fresh water for the whole house.
Workers dug a deep well in the desert to search for oil.
Many small farms depend on wells for their daily water.
she was a well of information
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。
a well of [abstract noun]
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。
Connections
Collocations
- water well
- 水井
- They dug a water well behind the house.他们在房子后面挖了一口水井。
- oil well
- 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。
- deep well
- 深井
- A deep well supplies the village with clean water.一口深井为村庄提供清洁的水。
- artesian well
- 自流井
- The artesian well flows without a pump.这口自流井无需水泵就能出水。
- wishing well
- 许愿井
- She tossed a coin into the wishing well.她向许愿井里投了一枚硬币。
- gas well
- 气井
Learner notes
Memory Tip
井的英文是well：W像井架，LL像吊桶的两根绳，从井里打水。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
用作可数名词，复数形式为wells
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 well (/wɛl/) 押韵：重读元音 /ɛ/ 和尾音 /l/ 相同。注意 will (/wɪl/) 和 wheel (/wiːl/) 拼写相近，但发音不同。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，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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