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,Water 使用复数形式的若干场合,一、表示江河湖海等的“水域”“水体”时,习惯上要用复数。如: They will cross the waters tomorrow. 他们明天要渡海。 The waters of the lake flow out over a large waterfall. 这个湖的水流出后形成一个大瀑布。 This is where the waters of Amazon flow out into the sea. 这就是亚马孙河入海的地方。,二、表示某国的“近海”“海域”“领海”时,习惯上要用复数。如: British territorial waters 英国的海域 British waters were a “military area”. 英国领海是“军事区”。 The number of fish in coastal waters has decreased. 沿海鱼的数量已减少了。 The ship successfully underwent sea trials in coastal waters. 那条船在近海水域试航成功。,三、表示“矿泉水”“泉水”“喷泉水花”时,习惯上要用复数。如: We drink table waters. 我们喝瓶装矿泉水。 A great poem is a fountain forever overflowing with the waters of wisdom and delight. 一首伟大的诗篇犹如一座喷泉,永远喷出智慧和欢乐的水花。 注:take drink the waters 为习语,指喝矿泉水治疗或到矿泉胜地疗养。如: He went abroad to drink the waters 他出国去进行矿泉治疗。 He is taking drinking the waters at Bath. 他在巴斯进行矿泉治疗。,四、表示“洪水”等大量的水时,习惯上要用复数。如: The flood waters are going down. 洪水渐退。 The dam was not strong enough to hold back the flood waters. 水坝不太坚固,挡不住洪水。,五、表示几条不同河流或海域的水,习惯上要用复数。如: The waters of the two rivers mingled (together) to form one river. 两条河汇合成一条。,六、在某些固定表达中,习惯上用复数。如: in smooth water(s) 进展顺利,一帆风顺 pour oil on troubled waters平息风波,作和事佬,调停争端 fish in muddy waters 趁火打劫,混水摸鱼 fish in troubled waters 混水摸鱼,
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