watery
adj
1
(a) of or like water (似)水的
a watery consistency ?quot;∷扑呐ǘ?BR> (fig 比喻) a watery grave, ie death by drowning 溺毙.
(b) (usu derog 通常作贬义) containing or cooked in too much water 含水过多的; (烹饪时)加水过多的
watery coffee, soup, cabbage 加水过多的咖啡、 汤、 洋白菜.
2 (of colours) pale (指颜色)淡的.
3
(a) full of moisture 潮湿的; 湿润的
watery eyes 水汪汪的眼睛
a watery (ie weak and tearful) smile 含泪的微笑.
(b) suggesting that there will be rain 有雨意的; 预兆下雨的
a watery moon, sun, sky 预兆要下雨的月光、 阳光、 天空.
Officials used to have trouble with the foreign names of people passing through Ellis Island, and because they were so busy, many people's names got changed in the rush.