water
- n. 水
- v. 浇水, 供水
- Definition
- n. the clear liquid that falls as rain and fills seas and rivers
- v. to pour water onto plants or supply with water
- Example
- Drink plenty of water when the weather is hot.
- 天气炎热时要多喝水。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: to supply plants or land with water (verb).
比较义项：给植物／土地浇水、供水（动词）。
- water 本词
General, everyday verb for pouring water onto plants, gardens or lawns, or giving water to animals; informal and small in scale, with no technical or agricultural connotation.
water 是日常用语，指给植物、花园或草坪浇水，也可指给动物供水；语气随意，规模小，不带技术色彩。
She waters the tomato plants every evening with a small can.
她每天傍晚用小水壶给番茄浇水。
- irrigate
Technical, agricultural term for supplying land or crops with water through channels, pipes or an irrigation system; formal register, implying large-scale, organized water management.
irrigate 是农业专业术语，指通过渠道、管道或灌溉系统给土地或农作物供水；语域正式，暗示大规模、有组织的水资源管理。
The government built canals to irrigate thousands of acres of farmland.
政府修建了运河来灌溉数千英亩的农田。
Water and irrigate both mean to supply plants or land with water. Water is the everyday, casual verb, used for small-scale watering of gardens or animals. Irrigate is a technical, agricultural term for supplying land with water through channels. Water's noun meaning is not compared.
这两个词在此义项上都指给某处供水，但场合和规模不同：water 是日常用语，指给花草、菜园等小范围浇水，语气随意；irrigate 专指农业上通过渠道或系统大规模引水灌溉土地，语域正式、技术性强。这里不比较 water 作名词表示“水”这一常见意思。