英:[ˈwɔ:təfrʌnt]
美:[ˈwɔtərfrʌnt]
英:[ˈwɔ:təfrʌnt]
美:[ˈwɔtərfrʌnt]
wa·ter·front
waw tr fruhnt
复数:waterfronts
此外," water-front " 的词源可以追溯到1834年的美国英语,源于 " water "(名词1)和 " front "(名词2)。" cover the waterfront "的意思是"彻底处理",最早可以追溯到1913年; 1932年,圣地亚哥的报人马克斯·米勒(Max Miller)出版了畅销书 " I Cover the Waterfront "。
The first known use of waterfront was in 1766
watermelonnoun
a large oblong or rounded fruit with a hard outer shell, a sweet red juicy pulp, and usually many seeds
a widely grown African vine of the gourd family that produces watermelons
watermark1 of 2noun
a mark that shows the height to which water has risen
a mark (as the maker's name or trademark) made in paper during manufacture and visible when the paper is held up to the light
watermark2 of 2verb
to mark with a watermark
watermark1 of 2noun
a mark that shows the height to which water has risen
a mark (as the maker's name or trademark) made in paper during manufacture and visible when the paper is held up to the light
watermark2 of 2verb
to mark with a watermark
waterloggedadjective
so filled or soaked with water as to be heavy or hard to manage
a waterlogged boat
waterlinenoun
a line marked on the outside of a ship that matches the surface of the water when the ship floats evenly
water1 of 2noun
the liquid that descends from the clouds as rain, forms streams, lakes, and seas, and is a major part of all living material and that is an odorless and tasteless compound having two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen per molecule
plural an area of seawater bordering on and under the control of a country
sailing Canadian waters
travel or transportation on water
came by water
the level of water at a particular state of the tide : tide
a liquid containing or resembling waterespecially: a watery fluid (as tears, urine, or sap) formed or circulating in a living body
water2 of 2verb
to wet or supply with water water the lawn
water horses
to weaken by or as if by the addition of water
someone watered down the punch
to form or give off water or watery matter (as tears or saliva)
smog makes my eyes water
wateryadjective
consisting of or filled with water
a watery hole
containing or giving out water or a thin liquid watery eyes
a watery mixture
being like water especially in thinness, sogginess, paleness, or lack of taste
watery soup
waterfrontnoun
land or a section of a town bordering on a body of water
1 I made my way down the riverwalk, the long path bordering the waterfront, trying to ignore the villagers who plugged their noses as they passed.
2 My friend often goes to the waterfront to sketch.
我的朋友常去水边上写生。
3 El Encanto El Encanto in Cave Creek is not your typical waterfront restaurant.
4 In the afternoon he declined to go ashore to enjoy his usual lemon ice on the Smyrna waterfront.
5 I drank clam juice and ate the sharp crab cocktails at stands along the waterfront.
6 Two days before Christmas 1937, a load of 196 tons of steel was delivered to the Moore Dry Dock Company on the Oakland waterfront, to be machined into the Crocker Cracker’s huge magnet.
7 Each of our cities count the waterfront area an invaluable public asset.
我们的每座城市都将海滨视为无价的公共财产.
8 The waterfront was awash in red now as boatloads of soldiers disembarked.
9 From New Jersey to Alaska, reservoirs, bridges, tunnels, factories, and waterfronts were put under guard.
10 The clinic is a few streets from the ocean, and in the summer sometimes Mom and I walk to the waterfront park while David has his appointment.
11 Many buildings on the waterfront have been spruced up.
滨水区有许多大楼都已修饰完毕.
12 “We are right on the waterfront, and we look across the sound to the Seattle skyline and Mount Rainier. It’s a perfect spot.”
13 He swam next to me as we jogged along the waterfront.
14 The crowd obscures the waterfront, his favorite cafe.
15 We were passing the waterfront of the village.
16 The park on the waterfront is a good place for rest and recreation
这个滨水公园是休息和娱乐的好地方。
17 The ship’s mates had been free men, but the widow of the waterfront had written them a binder, promising to stand their ransom in such a case as this.
18 At the waterfront, you can choose to enjoy fun, can also choose to lounge leisurely.
在海滨, 你可以选择尽情玩乐, 也可以选择慵懒闲适.
19 If I headed straight for the setting sun, I should be at the waterfront before dark.
20 Chicago has a splendid waterfront.
芝加哥有一个很美的湖滨。