"waterworks" 怎么发音

word

US

ˈwɔtɝˌwɝks

WAW-ter-WURKS

UK

wˈɔːtəwˌɜːks

WAW-tuh-WURKS

释义

'Waterworks' refers to a system or facility that supplies water to a city or town. Informally, it's also used to humorously describe someone crying a lot.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈwɔtɝˌwɝks

英式英语

wˈɔːtəwˌɜːks

简化发音

美式

WAW-ter-WURKS

英式

WAW-tuh-WURKS

语境中听

The city is building new waterworks to improve clean water access.

The waterworks were damaged after the storm.

The guide explained how the waterworks supply the whole town.

When her team lost the game, she really turned on the waterworks.