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 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。
• An artificial cut was made from the river to bring the water at proper height to the waterwheel.
  人们在河中引出一条人工水道把水在适当高度引向水车。
• The impulse of falling water turns the waterwheel.
  落水的冲力使水轮转动。
• During the Ming and Qing Dynasty, the traditional waterwheel had been improved further and developed into several types: one is the small-scale waterwheel run by hand, and the other is large-scale, wind-driven rollover and waterwheel used solely in Lanzhou.
  明清时期，传统水车进一步完善，出现了两极化现象：一种是小型化的拔车；一种是大型化的风力翻车和兰州水车。
• In comparison with waterwheel aerator, the way of microporous aeration achieved better cultural effect, and was more safety and energy saving.
  在鳗鲡循环水养殖池中采用微孔曝气增氧方式的增氧效果明显优于水车式增氧机，具有运行安全、节约电能等优点。
• 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
• Since the Song Dynasty, the tube waterwheel began to prosper, and had been popularized in some mountainous and hilly regions with abundant water resources, where it had become a powerful tool for irrigation.
  宋以后，筒车开始兴盛，在南方一些山地丘陵水力资源丰富的地区得到推广，成为山地灌溉之利器。
• The waterwheel had promoted the local agriculture and made a certain contribution for the global agriculture civilization, therefore it had a proper place in the history of science and technology communication.
  传统水车的外传促进了当地农业生产的发展，改善了当地人的生活。是古代中国对世界农业文明的独特贡献，在中外科技交流史上占有一席之地。
• 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。
• 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。