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

• Numerical Calculation of Transient Reactance of Waterwheel Generator
  水轮发电机瞬态电抗的数值计算
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• If you look on that waterwheel, you will see that it has fourteen buckets, which is quite unusual.
  如果你观察那个水车，就会发现它带有14个戽斗，这是很不寻常的。
• 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 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。