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watercourses

/ˈwɔtərkɔrsɪz/ /ˈwɑtərkɔrsɪz/

Meanings
noun

河流，水道。

Any channel, either natural or artificial, through which water flows.

Examples :

"After heavy rain, the local authorities inspected the watercourses to ensure they weren't blocked and causing flooding. "
大雨过后，地方当局检查了河流和水道，确保它们没有被堵塞并引起洪水。
geography environment nature

Related Words

Illustration flooding

flooding verb

/ˈflʌdɪŋ/

洪水泛滥，淹没。

"After the heavy rain, the river was flooding the nearby town. "

暴雨过后，河水正在泛滥，淹没附近的城镇。

Illustration authorities

authorities noun

/əˈθɔːrɪtiz/ /əˈθɑːrɪtiz/

当权者，权力机构，官方。

"Example Sentence: "After the storm, the authorities issued a warning about contaminated water." "

风暴过后，官方发布了关于水污染的警告。

Illustration through

through noun

/θɹuː/ /θɹu/

贯石, 穿石。

"The dry-stone wall used a large, flat through to support the top stones. "

这堵干砌石墙用了一块又大又平的贯石来支撑顶部的石头。

Illustration natural

natural noun

/ˈnætʃəɹəl/ /-ɚəl/

本地人，居民。

"The new student was a natural from Japan. "

这个新学生是土生土长的日本人。

Illustration artificial

artificial adjective

/ɑː(ɹ)təˈfɪʃəl/

人造的，人工的。

"The flowers were artificial, and he thought them rather tacky."

那些花是人造的，他觉得有点俗气。

Illustration blocked

blocked verb

/ˈblɑkt/ /ˈblɔkt/

堵塞，阻塞。

"The pipe is blocked."

管道堵塞了。

Illustration ensure

ensure verb

/ɪnˈʃɔː/ /ɪnˈʃɝ/

保证，确保.

"My teacher ensured me that I would pass the test if I studied hard. "

如果我努力学习，我的老师向我保证我一定能通过考试。

Illustration channel

channel noun

/ˈtʃænəl/

河道，水道。

"The water coming out of the waterwheel created a standing wave in the channel."

水车流出的水在河道里形成了一个驻波。

Illustration which

which pronoun

/wɪt͡ʃ/

哪个，哪些

"By now, you must surely know which is which."

到现在，你肯定应该知道哪个是哪个了吧。

Illustration either

either adverb

/ˈaɪð.ə(ɹ)/

也, 同样.

"My parents didn't want me to go to the party, and neither did my friends. "

我父母不想我去派对，我的朋友们也一样不想我去。

Illustration causing

causing verb

/ˈkɔzɪŋ/ /ˈkɑzɪŋ/

导致，引起。

"The lightning caused thunder."

闪电引起了雷声。

Illustration inspected

inspected verb

/ɪnˈspɛktɪd/ /ɪnˈspɛktəd/

检查，视察。

"Inspect the system for leaks."

检查系统是否有泄漏。