缺水 [－－]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. water shortage
  2. dehydration
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to run out of water; to experience a water shortage
  2. noun
    water scarcity; water shortage
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    由于缺水，花园里所有的花都死了。
    由於缺水，花園裏所有的花都死了。
    yóu yú quē shuǐ ， huā yuán lǐ suǒ yǒu de huā dū sǐ le 。
    • All the flowers in the garden died for lack of water.
    • Due to the water shortage, all the flowers in the garden have died.
  2. Mandarin
    我们村不缺水。
    我們村不缺水。
    wǒ men cūn bù quē shuǐ 。
    • Our village is not short of water.
  3. Mandarin
    由于缺水，许多植物干枯了。
    由於缺水，許多植物乾枯了。
    yóu yú quē shuǐ ， xǔ duō zhí wù gān kū le 。
    • Many plants withered due to lack of water.
    • Due to the lack of water, many of the plants have withered.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    灾区缺水缺粮，啲灾民唯有靠树皮充饥。
    災區缺水缺糧，啲災民唯有靠樹皮充飢。
    zoi1 keoi1 kyut3 seoi2 kyut3 loeng4, di1 zoi1 man4 wai4 jau5 kaau3 syu6 pei4 cung1 gei1.
    • Without water and food in the disaster area, refugees could only depend on bark to ease their hunger.
  2. Cantonese
    喺三日三夜缺水缺粮嘅情况之下，佢哋竟然冇死到，真系奇迹啊！
    喺三日三夜缺水缺糧嘅情況之下，佢哋竟然冇死到，真係奇蹟啊！
    hai2 saam1 jat6 saam1 je6 kyut3 seoi2 kyut3 loeng4 ge3 cing4 fong3 zi1 haa6, keoi5 dei6 ging2 jin4 mou5 sei2 dou3, zan1 hai6 kei4 zik1 aa3!
    • It is a real miracle that they can still survive without any food nor water for 3 whole days.