"catchment" in Chinese (Simplified)
集水区流域
Definition
集水区是指水通过自然地形汇集到一个区域，尤其指汇入河流、湖泊或水库的土地。它也可以指学校或服务所涵盖的区域。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
多用于科技、地理和教育领域。地理上指集水区域；在教育或医疗行业中，指服务覆盖的区域。如“catchment area”。不要与“catch”动词混淆。
Examples
The river's catchment provides water for the whole city.
这条河的**集水区**为整个城市提供水源。
The school only accepts students from its catchment.
这所学校只接收自己**服务区**的学生。
Farmers depend on rainfall in the catchment for irrigation.
农民依赖**流域**的降雨进行灌溉。
After the heavy storm, the entire catchment flooded unexpectedly.
暴雨过后，整个**集水区**都意外被淹了。
The new hospital's catchment stretches across several neighborhoods.
新医院的**服务区**覆盖了几个社区。
Scientists are studying pollution levels in the mountain catchment.
科学家正在研究山区**流域**的污染水平。