AQU/AQUA comes from Latin aqua "water, the sea, rain", From PIE root *akwa- "water". 在中英语末的时候, 也表示化学元素的溶解; 炼金术等, 后也指亮绿, 水绿等. 同义词根: Greek hydro-
AQU/AQUA思维导图
aqua['ækwə] <aqua = water >n. 水；溶液；浅绿色 adj. 浅绿色的
COLLINS: color aqua is the same as the colour . 浅绿色; 水绿色
e.g. floor-length curtains in restful aqua and lavender colours. 令人悦目的浅绿和淡紫色相间的落地窗帘
aquaculture ['ækwəkʌltʃɚ] <aqua = water><cult = till 耕种> 在水中耕种; 培养 --> n. [水产] 水产养殖；水产业
COLLINS: n the cultivation of freshwater and marine resources, both plant and animal, for human consumption or use 水产养殖 (aquiculture)
拓展: aquacultural [,ækwə'kʌltʃərəl] adj 水产养殖的
aqualung ['ækwəlʌŋ] <aqua = water> aqua lung(肺) -->n. 水中呼吸器；水肺 vi. 使用水中呼吸器潜水
COLLINS: n breathing apparatus used by divers, etc, consisting of a mouthpiece attached to air cylinders strapped to the back 水中呼吸器
aquamarine [,ækwəmə'rin] <aqua = water><mar = sea> n. [宝] 海蓝宝石；碧绿色，浅绿色
COLLINS: n-var aquamarines are clear, greenish-blue stones, sometimes used to make jewellery. 海蓝宝石; color aquamarine is used to describe things that are greenish-blue in colour. 海蓝色的; 碧绿色的
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拓展: a necklace set with aquamarines. 镶嵌着海蓝宝石的项链
aquanaut ['ækwə,nɔt] <aqua = water><aut = sailor> 注: aut<--Greek nautes海员 n. 海底观察员；海底实验室工作人员
COLLINS: n a person who lives and works underwater 水下作业员
aquaphobia [,ækwə'fəubiə] <aqua = water><-phobia = panic fear of> n. 恐水症；水恐怖
COLLINS: n an abnormal fear of water, esp because of the possibility of drowning 恐水症
aquaplane['ækwəplen] <aqua = water> v. 在潮湿路面上打滑；乘滑水板滑行 n. 滑水板
COLLINS: n a single board on which a person stands and is towed by a motorboat at high speed, as in water skiing (由快艇牵引的)滑水板; v to ride on an aquaplane 乘滑水板滑行
aquarium [ə'kwɛrɪəm] <aqua =water><-arium = 与..有关的东西(装置/空间)> 原指给哺乳动物饮水的地方后指水生植物的池塘 TEM8 n. 水族馆；养鱼池；玻璃缸 [ 复数 aquariums或aquarica ]
COLLINS: n-count an aquarium is a building, often in a zoo, where fish and underwater animals are kept. 水族馆; n-count an aquarium is a glass tank filled with water, in which people keep fish. 鱼缸
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aquarius [ə'kwεəriəs] <aqua = water><ius = 名词后缀> n. 宝瓶（星）座；宝瓶宫; 水瓶座
黄道12宫之一。出生于1月20到2月18之间的人属于此星座
COLLINS: n-uncount aquarius is one of the twelve signs of the zodiac. its symbol is a person pouring water. people who are born approximately between january 20th and february 18th come under this sign. 宝瓶星座; 宝瓶宫; n-sing an aquarius is a person whose sign of the zodiac is aquarius. 宝瓶星座的人 ['a' n]
aquatic [ə'kwætik] <aqua = water> TEM4 adj. 水生的；水栖的；在水中或水面进行的 n. 水上运动；水生植物或动物
COLLINS: adj an aquatic animal or plant lives or grows on or in water. 水生的; adj aquatic means relating to water. 与水相关的
拓展: our aquatic resources. 我们的水资源
aquifer ['ækwɪfɚ] <aqu = water><fer= carry/bear> 带水的, 运输水的--> n. （美）蓄水层；含水土层
COLLINS: n-count in geology, an aquifer is an area of rock underneath the surface of the earth which absorbs and holds water. 地下蓄水层; 砂石含水层 [技术]
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