freshwater

英 [ˈfreʃwɔːtə(r)]

美 [ˈfreʃwɔːtər]

adj.  淡水中生长的; 淡水的

复数：freshwaters　

TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.12948 / COCA.9504

牛津词典

adj.

• 淡水中生长的
  living in water that is not the sea and is not salty
  1. freshwater fish
     淡水鱼
• 淡水的
  having water that is not salty
  1. freshwater lakes
     淡水湖

柯林斯词典

• ADJ (湖)淡水的;(生物)淡水中生长的
  Afreshwaterlake contains water that is not salty, usually in contrast to the sea.Freshwatercreatures live in water that is not salty.
  1. ...Lake Balaton, the largest freshwater lake in Europe...
     巴拉顿湖，欧洲最大的淡水湖
  2. The perch is a freshwater fish.
     鲈鱼是淡水鱼。

英英释义

noun

• water that is not salty
  Synonym:fresh water

双语例句

• Found also in estuaries, lagoons, river mouths, and even freshwater.
  也发现于河口，潟湖，河口了，甚至淡水。
• Other freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems have been degraded by pollution.
  其他淡水和陆地生态系统也因污染而退化。
• Tropical freshwater fishes of Africa and S and Central America.
  产于非洲南美和中美洲的热带淡水鱼。
• Freshwater and marine resources are increasingly polluted; soils and once-prolific fisheries are growing barren.
  淡水资源和海洋资源日益受到污染；土壤和一度丰富多产的渔场日趋贫瘠。
• Coal is formed from the remains of freshwater plants.
  煤是由淡水植物遗骸形成的。
• Poyang Lake is the biggest freshwater lake in China and the biggest ecological wetland in Asia as well.
  鄱阳湖是我国第一大淡水湖，也是亚洲最大的生态湿地。
• Another is a shortage of land and freshwater for use in aquaculture.
  另一个障碍是用于水产养殖的土地和淡水资源不足。
• There are bright prospects for freshwater fish farming.
  淡水养鱼大有可为。
• More funds should be devoted to the conservation of freshwater resources and endangered species.
  应该把更多的资金用于淡水资源和濒危物种的保护上。
• Crustaceans live mostly in marine but also in freshwater and terrestrial habitats.
  甲壳类大多生活在海洋，但也有生活在淡水和陆上栖息地的。