underwater

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义
英 /ʌndə(ɹ)ˈwɔːtə/    美 /ʌndɚˈwɔtəɹ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Underlying water or body of water, for example in an aquifer or the deep ocean.
  2. A type of lure which lies beneath the water surface.
    — Practically all wobbling underwaters will take fish aplenty in the hands of a man who really knows how to put them through their stints.
动词 v.
  1. To water or irrigate insufficiently. transitive
    — Care must be taken not to underwater houseplants in the summer.
形容词 adj.
  1. Beneath the surface of the water; of or pertaining to the region beneath the water surface. not-comparable
    — Watch out for underwater obstacles.
  2. Beneath the water line of a vessel.
    — When the ship was brought into dry dock, it was found that she had underwater damage.
  3. In difficulty, especially financially. figuratively
  4. Having negative equity; owing more on an asset than its market value.
    — We've been underwater on our mortgage ever since the housing crash.
  5. Of an option, having a strike price higher (call options) or lower (put options) than the current market price of the underlying asset or financial product; for example, an option to buy shares at $20 when the current market price is $15.
副词 adv.
  1. So as to go beneath the surface of the water.
    — Can you swim underwater?

词形变化

more underwater comparative most underwater superlative under water alternative under-water alternative more underwater comparative most underwater superlative under water alternative under-water alternative underwaters plural under water alternative under-water alternative underwaters present,singular,third-person underwatering participle,present underwatered participle,past underwatered past under-water alternative under water alternative under-water alternative

词汇关系

反义词
above water above-water overwater
衍生词
underwater basket weaving underwater hockey underwater lake underwater rugby
相关词
keep one's head above water underground underseas

词源

词源 1
From under (preposition) + water.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér
Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí
Proto-Indo-European *-ér
Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér
Proto-Germanic *under
Proto-West Germanic *undar
Old English under-
Middle English under-
English under-
Proto-Indo-European *wed-
Proto-Indo-European *-r̥
Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥
Proto-Germanic *watōr
Proto-West Germanic *watar
Old English wæter
Middle English water
English water
English underwater
From under- + water.
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