释义 |
ditchwater noun[ U ] (alsoditch-water)uk /ˈdɪtʃˌwɔː.tər/ us /ˈdɪtʃˌwɑː.t̬ɚ/ water found at the bottom of a ditch(= a long, narrow open hole in the ground, usually at the side of a road or field): 沟渠水 The bath smelled bad and looked like dirty ditchwater.浴池气味难闻,里面的水看起来像脏水沟的水。 They were reduced to drinking ditchwater.他们只能喝地沟水。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Water in general aquatically aqueous bathwater bathymetric bathymetrically bathymetry brackish briny distilled water grey water hydrosphere hypersaline hypersalinity non-turbulent overwater rainwater salt water soft water storm surge wet
Idiom
be (as) dull as ditchwater |