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watershed n.流域；分水岭；转折点 (1) 文章试以安塞纸坊沟流域为例，通过航片解译分析流域土地利用现状。(2) 大分水岭是澳大利亚的主要分水岭。(3) 黄山是长江和钱塘江两大水系的分水岭。(4) 辞去她的第一份工作是她生活中的一个转折点。(5) 她的印度之行成了她一生的转折点。 Watershed is a geographical term, originally. The area that drains into a single river is the watershed for that river. Watershed can also mean a ridge, like that formed by a chain of mountains, which sends water to two different rivers on either side. It's from this meaning that watershed came to mean a turning point or dividing line in social life.

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英 ['wɔːtəʃed] 美 ['wɔːtərʃed] (1) Zhifanggou Watershed of Ansai is taken as a case study in this paper.(2) The Great Dividing Range is Australia's main watershed.(3) The mountain is the watershed of the two rivers of the Yangtze and Qiantang.(4) Leaving her first job was a watershed in her life.(5) Her visit to India proves to be a watershed in her life. A watershed is a turning point, or historic moment. The day you got your braces off might have been a watershed moment in your life. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]转折点；分水岭 If something such as an event is a watershed in the history or development of something, it is very important because it represents the beginning of a new stage in it.   [usu sing]The election of Mary Robinson in 1990 was a watershed in Irish politics...1990年玛丽·鲁宾逊的当选是爱尔兰政治上的一个转折点。Tonight could prove to be a watershed for the international career of Barnes.今晚将可能成为巴恩斯国际职业生涯的转折点。2[N-COUNT 可数名词](成人电视节目播出前的)分水岭时间 The watershed is a time before which television broadcasters have agreed not to show programmes unsuitable for children, for example programmes that contain scenes of sex or violence.   [usu the N in sing]  [BRIT 英]Bad language before the watershed is widely resented...在成人节目时间之前出现的脏话深为众人憎恶。The advert should only be shown after the 9pm watershed.这则广告只能在晚上9点成人节目开始后才能播出。3[N-COUNT 可数名词]分水线；分水岭 A watershed is an area of high ground which divides two or more river systems, so that all streams on one side flow into one river and those on the other side flow into a different river.   [TECHNICAL 术语]

英语单词	watershed
英美音标	英 ['wɔːtəʃed] 美 ['wɔːtərʃed]
中文释义	n.流域；分水岭；转折点
英语例句	(1) Zhifanggou Watershed of Ansai is taken as a case study in this paper. (2) The Great Dividing Range is Australia's main watershed. (3) The mountain is the watershed of the two rivers of the Yangtze and Qiantang. (4) Leaving her first job was a watershed in her life. (5) Her visit to India proves to be a watershed in her life.
中文例句	(1) 文章试以安塞纸坊沟流域为例，通过航片解译分析流域土地利用现状。 (2) 大分水岭是澳大利亚的主要分水岭。 (3) 黄山是长江和钱塘江两大水系的分水岭。 (4) 辞去她的第一份工作是她生活中的一个转折点。 (5) 她的印度之行成了她一生的转折点。
vocabulary简明	A watershed is a turning point, or historic moment. The day you got your braces off might have been a watershed moment in your life.
vocabulary扩展	Watershed is a geographical term, originally. The area that drains into a single river is the watershed for that river. Watershed can also mean a ridge, like that formed by a chain of mountains, which sends water to two different rivers on either side. It's from this meaning that watershed came to mean a turning point or dividing line in social life.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]转折点；分水岭 If something such as an event is a watershed in the history or development of something, it is very important because it represents the beginning of a new stage in it. [usu sing] The election of Mary Robinson in 1990 was a watershed in Irish politics... 1990年玛丽·鲁宾逊的当选是爱尔兰政治上的一个转折点。 Tonight could prove to be a watershed for the international career of Barnes. 今晚将可能成为巴恩斯国际职业生涯的转折点。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词](成人电视节目播出前的)分水岭时间 The watershed is a time before which television broadcasters have agreed not to show programmes unsuitable for children, for example programmes that contain scenes of sex or violence. [usu the N in sing] [BRIT 英] Bad language before the watershed is widely resented... 在成人节目时间之前出现的脏话深为众人憎恶。 The advert should only be shown after the 9pm watershed. 这则广告只能在晚上9点成人节目开始后才能播出。 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]分水线；分水岭 A watershed is an area of high ground which divides two or more river systems, so that all streams on one side flow into one river and those on the other side flow into a different river. [TECHNICAL 术语]

Watershed Life River N Count 可数名词 Dividing Turning Area