saltwater
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++salt·wa·ter /ˈsɔːltˌwɔːtə $ -ˌwɒːtər, -ˌwɑː-/ adjective [only before noun] 1 HEOliving in salty water or in the sea 海生的，生活于咸水的 OPP freshwater saltwater fish 海鱼2 containing salt water 贮有咸水的 OPP freshwater a saltwater lake 咸水湖
Examples from the Corpus
saltwater• He rubs the knife in the sand, rinses it in the saltwater, and hands it back to me.• It turned out that the saltwater crocodile's blood does contain a protein that kills bacteria resistant to all other antibiotics.• It ranges throughout the Northern Hemisphere in both fresh and saltwater habitats, including the Caspian Sea.• Shaw is like saltwater in the face and Margaret was apt to splutter.• The therapeutic pool helped patients build strength and stamina, while the warm saltwater relaxed their muscles.• Clearly the saltwater was heated in pans in order to drive off the water.salt·wa·ter adjectiveChineseSyllable
the in water sea salty or living Corpus in
saltwater
salt‧wa‧ter /ˈsɔːltˌwɔːtə $ -ˌwɒːtər, -ˌwɑː-/
adjective [only before noun]
1. living in salty water or in the sea
OPP freshwater:
saltwater fish
2. containing salt water
OPP freshwater:
a saltwater lake
salt‧wa‧ter /ˈsɔːltˌwɔːtə $ -ˌwɒːtər, -ˌwɑː-/
adjective [only before noun]1. living in salty water or in the sea
OPP freshwater:
2. containing salt water
OPP freshwater: