watering
watering — 動詞
- wateringpresent simple I / you / we / they
- waterings3rd person singular
- wateringing-ing form
- wateringedpast simple
1. to pour or spray water onto plants or the ground around them so that they grow w
澆水；灌溉
為植物或土壤澆水
to pour or spray water onto plants or the ground around them so that they grow well
Kemi waters her tomato plants every evening before the sun goes down.
Kemi 每天傍晚太陽下山前都會給她的番茄植株澆水。
water + noun phrase (plants / garden)
If you forget watering the seedlings for a week, they will dry out and die.
如果你連續一週忘記給幼苗澆水，它們就會乾枯而死。
The gardener spent the whole morning watering the flower beds along the driveway.
園丁花了整個上午給車道兩旁的花壇澆水。
Sirin asked her neighbour to water the potted plants while she was on holiday in Japan.
Sirin 請鄰居在她去日本度假期間幫忙澆灌盆栽植物。
- irrigate
more formal and technical; used for large farmland or fields rather than a home garden
文法句型
water + noun phrase (plants / garden / lawn)
用法筆記
Commonly used with garden nouns (plants, flowers, lawn, seedlings). The continuous form (spent the morning watering…) is frequent in everyday speech.
常見錯誤
2. to offer drinking water to an animal, such as a horse, cow, or goat
餵水
給動物喝水
to offer drinking water to an animal, such as a horse, cow, or goat
Every morning at dawn, Lakan waters the goats before letting them out to graze.
Lakan 每天清晨都會先給山羊喝水，再把牠們放出去吃草。
water + noun phrase (goats / horses / cattle)
The rancher showed Andrés how to water the horses from the trough near the barn.
牧場主人教 Andrés 如何在穀倉旁的水槽給馬匹飲水。
During the long summer heat, the cows need to be watered twice a day to stay healthy.
漫長的炎夏裡，乳牛每天需要被餵兩次水才能保持健康。
Hugo forgot to water the chickens, so his father reminded him to fill their bowl.
Hugo 忘記給雞餵水了，他父親提醒他去把水碗裝滿。
文法句型
water + noun phrase (livestock / horses / cattle)
用法筆記
Used mainly for farm animals (cattle, horses, goats, sheep) rather than household pets. For pets, 'give water to' or 'fill the bowl' is more common.
常見錯誤
3. the way your mouth releases extra liquid when you see or smell something delicio
流口水
因食物而分泌唾液
the way your mouth releases extra liquid when you see or smell something delicious you want to eat
Cyrus's mouth watered the moment he walked past the bakery and smelled fresh bread.
Cyrus 一經過麵包店聞到新鮮麵包的味道就流口水了。
possessive + mouth + watered
The picture of grilled steak on the menu made Marta's mouth water immediately.
菜單上烤牛排的照片讓 Marta 立刻口水直流。
make + possessive + mouth + water
Watching the cooking show on TV always makes my mouth water, even after a big dinner.
就算剛吃過大餐，看電視烹飪節目還是會讓我流口水。
The smell of garlic butter sauce drifting from the kitchen had everyone's mouth watering.
廚房飄來的蒜香奶油醬味道讓每個人都口水直流。
文法句型
mouth + waters
make + possessive + mouth + water
用法筆記
Almost always used as a fixed expression: 'mouth waters' or 'makes one's mouth water'. The continuous form ('mouths are watering') is also common. Rarely used in other grammatical patterns.
常見錯誤
4. when tears come from your eyes as a physical reaction to wind, smoke, an allergy
流淚；溢淚
因刺激而流眼淚
when tears come from your eyes as a physical reaction to wind, smoke, an allergy, or similar irritation, rather than from sadness
Yuki's eyes started watering the moment she stepped out into the cold winter wind.
Yuki 一走進寒冷的冬風中，眼睛就開始流淚了。
possessive + eyes + started watering
Chopping a raw onion always makes Benjamin's eyes water for several minutes.
切生洋蔥總會讓 Benjamin 的眼睛流淚好幾分鐘。
make + possessive + eyes + water
Eli's eyes were watering so much from his allergy that he could barely read the board.
Eli 因為過敏眼睛不斷流淚，幾乎看不清黑板上的字。
The smoke from the campfire made everyone's eyes water, so they moved to another spot.
營火的煙燻得每個人的眼睛都流淚了，於是他們換到另一個位置。
文法句型
eyes + water
make + possessive + eyes + water
用法筆記
Distinguish from crying: 'eyes watering' is a physical reaction (wind, onion, allergy), not an emotional one. The expression is usually intransitive with 'eyes' as the subject.
常見錯誤
watering — 名詞
1. the act or process of producing tears from the eyes as a physical reaction to ir
淚水分泌
眼睛受刺激而流淚的現象
the act or process of producing tears from the eyes as a physical reaction to irritation, wind, or illness
The watering of Benjamin's eyes was so bad during allergy season that he had to stay indoors.
Benjamin 在過敏季節眼睛流淚得厲害，只好待在室內。
watering of the eyes
Eye watering is a common side effect of several pollen allergy medications.
眼睛流淚是某些花粉過敏藥物的常見副作用。
eye watering as a noun phrase
Cyrus complained about the constant watering of his eyes whenever he rode his bicycle in the wind.
Cyrus 抱怨每當他騎腳踏車迎風行駛時，眼睛就不停流淚。
Doctors say that eye watering by itself is rarely a sign of a serious eye problem.
醫生表示，單純的眼睛流淚很少是嚴重眼部問題的徵兆。
- lacrimation
the formal medical term for the production of tears; rarely used in everyday English
文法句型
watering of the eyes
eye watering
用法筆記
This is the gerund/action sense — it refers to the bodily process itself. Distinguish from verb sense 4 (EYES) which describes the action of eyes producing tears. 'Watering' as a noun is used mainly in medical or descriptive contexts. For senses related to the noun 'water' (the liquid, areas of water, territorial waters, spring water, etc.), see the entry for water.