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词汇 low-water mark
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Definition of low-water mark in English:

low-water mark

noun
  • 1The level reached by the sea at low tide, or by a lake or river during a drought or dry season.

    低潮线;低水位线

    a shallow open pool at low-water mark
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The terrestrial boundary used, 3 km inland from the low-water mark, was sufficient to capture the majority of resource uses and concerns.
    • Bedding dips gently to the east near the low-water mark and becomes steeper, eventually vertical and overturned near the bounding fault at the high-water mark.
    • Located between the high- and low-water marks on the shore of the Shannon Estuary, it features a large tower built towards the end of the 15th century by the O'Connors of Kerry.
    • He said these were susceptible to a problem called ‘accelerated low-water corrosion’ which was corrosion around the low-water mark which could now be reinforced.
    • Bury it in the sand at the low-water mark, if you like.
    • Below the low-water mark, the pebbles become larger and kelp-covered.
    • His intended mode of fishing is using two trawls pulled by a tractor along the low-water mark, which is where the shrimp are to be found.
    • It extends from the low-water mark eastward along the Queensland coast, to a point beyond the continental shelf.
    • We have to protect that strip of land that is from the high-water mark to the low-water mark.
    • The vessel was sunk in the middle of the river below the low-water mark.
    • I have not got jurisdiction on this case because there is not a body and my district terminates on the low-water mark.
    Synonyms
    nadir, low point, lowest point, all-time low, lowest level, bottom, rock bottom
    1. 1.1 A minimum recorded level or value.
      最低点,最低程度
      the market was approaching its low-water mark

      行情已经接近最低点。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • It was certainly the high-water mark or the low-water mark depending on your point of view.
      • This model must be the low-water mark for their designers.
      • That last sentence must rank as one of the low-water marks of contemporary journalism.
      • On July 19, the Yankees reached a low-water mark when they fell 14 games back of the Red Sox.
      Synonyms
      rock bottom, the bottom, the lowest point, the all-time low, as low as one can get, the depths, the nadir

Definition of low-water mark in US English:

low-water mark

nounloʊ ˈwɔdər
  • 1The lowest level reached by the sea at low tide, or by a lake or river during a drought or dry season.

    低潮线;低水位线

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Bedding dips gently to the east near the low-water mark and becomes steeper, eventually vertical and overturned near the bounding fault at the high-water mark.
    • I have not got jurisdiction on this case because there is not a body and my district terminates on the low-water mark.
    • He said these were susceptible to a problem called ‘accelerated low-water corrosion’ which was corrosion around the low-water mark which could now be reinforced.
    • The vessel was sunk in the middle of the river below the low-water mark.
    • We have to protect that strip of land that is from the high-water mark to the low-water mark.
    • The terrestrial boundary used, 3 km inland from the low-water mark, was sufficient to capture the majority of resource uses and concerns.
    • His intended mode of fishing is using two trawls pulled by a tractor along the low-water mark, which is where the shrimp are to be found.
    • Bury it in the sand at the low-water mark, if you like.
    • It extends from the low-water mark eastward along the Queensland coast, to a point beyond the continental shelf.
    • Located between the high- and low-water marks on the shore of the Shannon Estuary, it features a large tower built towards the end of the 15th century by the O'Connors of Kerry.
    • Below the low-water mark, the pebbles become larger and kelp-covered.
    Synonyms
    nadir, low point, lowest point, all-time low, lowest level, bottom, rock bottom
    1. 1.1 A minimum recorded level or value.
      最低点,最低程度
      the market was approaching its low-water mark

      行情已经接近最低点。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • This model must be the low-water mark for their designers.
      • That last sentence must rank as one of the low-water marks of contemporary journalism.
      • On July 19, the Yankees reached a low-water mark when they fell 14 games back of the Red Sox.
      • It was certainly the high-water mark or the low-water mark depending on your point of view.
      Synonyms
      rock bottom, the bottom, the lowest point, the all-time low, as low as one can get, the depths, the nadir
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