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waterborne

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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wa·ter·borne /ˈwɔːtəbɔːn $ ˈwɒːtərbɔːrn, ˈwɑː-/ adjective  TTWspread or carried by water 由水传播的;由水运送的 airbornewaterborne disease/illness etc waterborne diseases such as cholera 霍乱等经水传播的疾病 waterborne traffic 水上交通
Examples from the Corpus
waterborneThey include a new way of controlling waterborne diseases, and of administering drugs to people with chronic diseases.The crew had been busy running cargo and vehicles on a waterborne Main Supply Route until just after midnight.Ken looked like a waterborne Tarzan, swinging through the air from wave to wave.waterborne disease/illness etcThey include a new way of controlling waterborne diseases, and of administering drugs to people with chronic diseases.
wa·ter·borne adjectiveChineseSyllable
by spread or carried Corpus water


waterborne
waterborne /ˈwɔːtəbɔːn $ ˈwɒːtərbɔːrn, ˈwɑː-/ adjective
spread or carried by water ⇨ airborne
    waterborne disease/illness etc
    waterborne diseases such as cholera
    waterborne traffic


water·borneBrE /ˈwɔːtəbɔːn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwɔːtərbɔːrn/ 🔊, /ˈwɑːtərbɔːrn/ 🔊 adjectivespread or carried by water 水传播的;水源传染的;经水路的;水运的cholera and other waterborne diseases霍乱等经水传染疾病waterborne goods水运货物   compare airborne (2)