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 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。
• 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。
• The utility model relates to a waterwheel type automatic fish collection device, pertaining to the field of fishery science.
  本实用新型涉及一种水车式鱼类自动采集装置，属于水产渔业科学领域。
• The impulse of falling water turns the waterwheel.
  落水的冲力使水轮转动。
• 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。
• The impulse of falling water turns the waterwheel. It uses pneumatic air as power and automatic controlling.
  落水的冲力使水轮转动。采用气压为动力和自动控制，配件不怕水，可直接冲洗。
• 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。
• Numerical Calculation of Transient and Subtransient Reactances of Waterwheel Generator with Fractional-Slot Winding
  分数槽绕组水轮发电机瞬态和超瞬态电抗的数值计算
• 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。
• 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。