waterwheel

英 [ˈwɔːtəwiːl]

美 [ˈwɔːtərwiːl]

n.  (尤指旧时的)水轮，水车

复数：waterwheels　

BNC.29740 / COCA.43207

牛津词典

noun

• （尤指旧时的）水轮，水车
  a wheel turned by the movement of water, used, especially in the past, to drive machinery

英英释义

noun

• a wheel that rotates by direct action of water
  Synonym:water wheel
• a wheel with buckets attached to its rim
  Synonym:water wheel

双语例句

• The versatile waterwheel in ancient China and its restoration
  中国古代多用水轮及其复原
• The impulse of falling water turns the waterwheel.
  落水的冲力使水轮转动。
• While promoting the agriculture economy, the traditional waterwheel has been developing and improving itself continuously, thus possesses four distinct features: firstly, it emerged at a very early time.
  传统水车在促进农业经济发展的同时，自身也不断发展与完善，具有以下四个特点：一是产生时间早。
• The waterwheel type automatic fish collection device of the utility model realizes continuous collection of fishes, has simple design, low operation cost and can protect the health of samples.
  本实用新型实现了对鱼类的连续采集，设计简单、运行成本低廉、保护样本健康。
• Greenhouse Auto-irrigating Waterwheel System Based on Image Segmentation
  基于图像识别的温室自动灌溉水车系统
• He wheeled round and dashed for the door. The impulse of falling water turns the waterwheel.
  他一转身便向门口冲去。
• China can be regarded as the birthplace of waterwheel technology.
  中国是传统水车技术的发源地。
• The utilization of the water power was a symbol of the second apex of waterwheel development.
  水力的利用，是水车技术发展的第二个高峰。
• The waterwheel type automatic fish collection device of the utility model is driven by water flow to drag fishes from the water automatically, gathered in the fish gathering box.
  本实用新型被水流推动，自动将水中鱼类捞起，集中在集鱼箱中。
• Though the traditional waterwheel possesses an excellent efficiency, there are differences in the aspects of irrigating capability and irrigating for different types of waterwheels.
  传统水车虽功效显著，但在实际应用中灌溉能力、灌溉效率存有差异。