take on water

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To slowly fill with water, as due to a leak or being washed by high waves; to begin to sink.
    — The skipper, Matt Craughwell, said their boat had begun to take on water after being tossed, stern upwards, by huge waves.
  2. To be in an increasingly difficult or risky situation; to falter or begin to fail. broadly,idiomatic
    — While the heartland is chugging right along, the economies of Southern California and New England are still taking on water.

词形变化

takes on water present,singular,third-person taking on water participle,present took on water past taken on water participle,past take in water alternative
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