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waterworks

/waw-ter-wurks, wot-er-/US // ˈwɔ tərˌwɜrks, ˈwɒt ər- //UK // (ˈwɔːtəˌwɜːks) //

水厂,自来水厂,自来水公司,水务公司

Related Words

water system水系统,水务系统,供水系统,水系conduit导管,管路,管线,渠道duct风道,风管,导管,管道course课程,历程,进程,航线channel渠道,频道,通道,信道pipeline管线,管道,管路,管子crying哭泣,哭声,哭了,啼哭discharge排放,排出,遣散,排放问题distress苦恼,危难,痛苦,困扰lamenting哀叹,悲叹,悲哀的是,悲哀moisture湿度,水汽,水分,墒情mourning哀悼,悼念,哀思,哀伤pain疼痛,痛苦,疼痛感,疼regret遗憾,遗憾的是,忏悔,很遗憾sadness悲伤,悲情,忧伤,悲哀sob唏嘘,呜咽,啜泣,唏嘘不已sorrow悲哀,悲痛,哀伤,悲伤water水,用水,水水,水的weep流泪,哭泣,哭哭啼啼,哭诉woe悲哀,哀伤,哀怨,悲哀的是

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural wa·ter·works.

    • : a complete system of reservoirs, pipelines, conduits, etc., by which water is collected, purified, stored, and pumped to urban users.
    • : a pumping station or a purifying station of such a system.
    • : Sometimes waterwork . a spectacular display of water, mechanically produced, as for a pageant.
    • : Slang. tears, or the source of tears: to turn on the waterworks.
    • : Slang. the kidneys.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inaqueduct
Synonyms
channel渠道,频道,通道,信道conduit导管,管路,管线,渠道course课程,历程,进程,航线duct风道,风管,导管,管道pipeline管线,管道,管路,管子water passage水通道,水运通道,水道,水路通道
as intear/tears
Synonyms
blubbering胡言乱语,哭哭啼啼的,哭哭啼啼,流言蜚语crying哭泣,哭声,哭了,啼哭discharge排放,排出,遣散,排放问题distress苦恼,危难,痛苦,困扰grieving悲痛,悲伤,哀伤,悲痛的lachryma拉奇马lamentation哀叹,悲叹,哀叹声,哀怨lamenting哀叹,悲叹,悲哀的是,悲哀moisture湿度,水汽,水分,墒情mourning哀悼,悼念,哀思,哀伤pain疼痛,痛苦,疼痛感,疼regret遗憾,遗憾的是,忏悔,很遗憾sadness悲伤,悲情,忧伤,悲哀sob唏嘘,呜咽,啜泣,唏嘘不已sob act泣血之举,泣血之作,呜呼哀哉,呜呼哀哉的行为sobbing唏嘘不已,泣不成声,呜咽,唏嘘sorrow悲哀,悲痛,哀伤,悲伤teardrop泪滴,泪珠,水滴,泪水wailing哭哭啼啼,哀号,哭声,啼哭water水,用水,水水,水的weep流泪,哭泣,哭哭啼啼,哭诉weeping哭泣,哭泣声,泣血,流泪weeps哭泣,流泪,哭诉,哭了whimpering呜呜咽咽,呜呜咽咽的,呜呜声,呜呜呜woe悲哀,哀伤,哀怨,悲哀的是
as inwater supply
Synonyms
water system水系统,水务系统,供水系统,水系

Examples

  • Below, a waterworks at Tokyo Disneyland gets interrupted by the 8.9 quake.

  • The waterworks tend to switch on at moments of teeth-grinding stress and sweet relief.

  • Today Pat Brown is remembered as a builder—of freeways and universities and waterworks.

  • Turn to the left into the Chausse de Furnes, leaving on the left the reservoir of the ruined waterworks.

  • Would the waterworks fail and the rabble catch her, after all?

  • It was through his instrumentality that Walla Walla secured its waterworks.

  • If waterworks are handy, connect the boiler with a hydrant and after filling the boiler, let it receive the hydrant pressure.

  • In case no waterworks with good pressure are at hand, you can use a hydraulic pump or a good force pump.

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