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waterless

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++wa·ter·less /ˈwɔːtələs $ ˈwɒːtər-, ˈwɑː-/ adjective  WATERa waterless place has no water for people or animals to drink 无水的;干的 a barren, waterless desert 贫瘠干旱的沙漠
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waterlessYou would not believe the amount of fluid used, it was true waterless embalming - fascinating.There was a good article in the Dodge magazine last May and July, which showed waterless embalming on a difficult case.Most argued that the canals were optical illusions, and that Mars was a cold, waterless, radiation-baked world.
wa·ter·less adjectiveChineseSyllable
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waterless
waterless /ˈwɔːtələs $ ˈwɒːtər-, ˈwɑː-/ adjective
 Word Family: adjective: underwater, water, waterless; noun: water, waters; verb: water; adverb: underwater
a waterless place has no water for people or animals to drink:
    a barren, waterless desert


water·lessBrE /ˈwɔːtələs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwɔːtərləs/ 🔊, /ˈwɑːtərləs/ 🔊 adjectivewith no water 无水的;干的a waterless barren region干旱的荒芜地区