desalination

/diːˌsælɪˈneɪʃən/

Meanings

noun

淡化，脱盐，海水淡化

The process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water.

Examples :

"The city built a desalination plant to provide fresh water because it rarely rains. "

因为这个城市很少下雨，所以他们建造了一座海水淡化工厂来提供淡水。

Related Words

rarely adverb

/ˈɹɛːli/

很少, 难得。

"Rarely do you ever find an eagle this far up the river."

你很少能在这条河的上游看到老鹰。

rains noun

/ɹeɪnz/

雨, 降雨

"The rains came late that year."

那年雨季来得晚.

built verb

/ˈbɪlt/

建造，构建。

"The students built a model airplane from cardboard and glue. "

学生们用纸板和胶水建造了一个飞机模型。

because adverb

/bɪˈkɒz/ /biˈkɔz/

因为，由于。

"I went to the park because the weather was nice. "

因为天气很好，所以我去了公园。

removing verb

/ɹɪˈmuːvɪŋ/

移除，去除。

"He removed the marbles from the bag."

他把弹珠从袋子里拿走了。

fresh noun

/fɹɛʃ/

洪水，涨水

"The fresh flooded the low-lying fields near the river, causing the farmers to cancel their harvest. "

洪水淹没了河边低洼的田地，导致农民们不得不取消收割。

process noun

/ˈpɹoʊsɛs/ /ˈpɹəʊsɛs/ /ˈpɹɑsɛs/ /pɹəˈsɛs/

过程，流程。

"The process of baking a cake involves several steps, from mixing the ingredients to putting it in the oven. "

烤蛋糕的过程包含好几个步骤，从混合配料到放入烤箱。

provide verb

/pɹəˈvaɪd/

供养, 养家糊口

"It is difficult to provide for my family working on minimum wage."

靠最低工资养家糊口很难。

drinking verb

/ˈdɹɪŋkɪŋ/

喝, 饮用

"He drank the water I gave him."

他喝了我给他的水。

order noun

/ˈɔːdə/ /ˈɔɹdɚ/

秩序，条理.

"The order of the books on the shelf was alphabetical by author. "

书架上的书是按照作者姓名字母顺序排列的。

water noun

/ˈwoːtə/ /ˈwɑtəɹ/ [woːʔɐ] [ˈwaːʈər] /ˈwoːtɘ/ /ˈwɔːtə/ /ˈwɔtəɹ/

水，水分，液体。

"By the action of electricity, the water was resolved into its two parts, oxygen and hydrogen."

通过电的作用，水被分解成了它的两个组成部分，氧气和氢气。

plant noun

/plænt/ /plɑːnt/

植物，草木。

"The garden had a couple of trees, and a cluster of colourful plants around the border."

花园里有几棵树，边缘还簇拥着一些色彩鲜艳的草本植物。