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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

下水 [xiàshuǐ]
  1. 1. enter the water; be launched; launch
    又一艘新船下水了。
    Another new ship was launched.
    新船下水典礼
    the launching ceremony of a new ship
  2. 2. soak in water to shrink cloth or fabrics before use
  3. 3. take to evil-doing; fall into evil ways
    拖人下水
    involve sb. in evildoing; drag sb. into the mire
  4. 4. going downstream; downriver
    下水
    a downriver boat

Examples

新船砍缆下水
The new ship cut her cable and slipped into the water.
这种布下水后要收缩。
This kind of cloth shrinks when it's washed. 收缩
这种布下水不缩。
This cloth won't shrink when it's washed.
拖人下水
involve sb. in evildoing; drag sb. into the mire 下水
超采地下水会给子孙后代造成灾难性后果。
Over exploiting underground water would bring disastrous conscequences to our children. 超采
这里的下水管道坏掉了, 积水已经很深了。
The sewer pipe here is broken and there is already too much accumulated water. 积水
潜水员穿上脚蹼准备下水
The diver put on flippers and was ready to dive. 脚蹼
垃圾秘结在下水管道中, 应该找人来清理一下了。
Rubbish is blocking the drainpipe, and should be cleaned up. 秘结
这种棉布下水就抽
这块花布下水后掉色掉得厉害 掉色

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