watery
UK/'wɒ:tәri/US
六级C2
释义
adj.
Containing too much water; thin and weak rather than rich
（食物/液体）水分过多的，稀的；淡而无味的
adj.
Full of or covered with tears or moisture
（眼睛）含泪的，湿润的
词根拆分
词根派生water + -y（「具有……性质的」）= 像水的、含水多的。用于食物指稀、淡（watery soup 寡淡的汤）；用于眼睛指含泪、湿润（watery eyes 泪汪汪的眼睛）。
词根 water 还连着 16 个词常用搭配
- 1.watery soup寡淡的汤
- 2.watery eyes泪汪汪的眼睛
- 3.watery grave葬身水底
- 4.pale and watery苍白无力的
例句
- 1.
The soup was thin and watery, with almost no flavor.
这汤又稀又寡淡，几乎没什么味道。
- 2.
His eyes turned watery as the cold wind hit his face.
冷风扑面，他的眼睛变得泪汪汪的。
- 3.
A pale, watery sun barely lit the winter sky.
一轮苍白无力的太阳几乎照不亮冬日的天空。