"自来水"用英语怎么说？

【朗读以下例句，并用今日表达造句】

I don't think the tap water here is drinkable. We'd better boil it.

He was in hot water because of his comments about immigration.

You're always pouring cold water on my suggestions.

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【精讲部分】

水是我们生活中不可或缺的资源。其中，我们用的最多的莫过于自来水了。

Its uses include drinking, preparing food, bathing, washing clothes and dishes, and flushing toilets. We couldn't live a day without water.

它的用途包括饮用、做饭、洗澡、洗衣服和盘子，以及冲厕所。没有水我们一天都活不下去。

那么，问题来了：“自来水”用英语到底怎么说呢？

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tap water 自来水

running water 自来水；流水

【解释】

Tap water is the water that comes out of a faucet in a building such as a house or a hotel.

【例句】

I don't think the tap water here is drinkable. We'd better boil it.

我觉得这儿的自来水不能直接喝哦。我们最好煮一下。

【拓展】

drinking water 饮用水

bottled water 瓶/桶装水

purified water 纯净水

mineral water 矿泉水

spring water 泉水

distilled water 蒸馏水

boiled water 开水

boiling water 正在沸的水

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be in hot water 惹上麻烦了

【解释】

to be in or get into a difficult situation in which you are in danger of being criticized or punished:

【例句】

He was in hot water because of his comments about immigration.

他因为有关移民问题的评论而遇到了麻烦。

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pour/throw cold water on sth

对某事物泼冷水

【解释】

If someone pours cold water on a plan or idea, they criticize it so much that people lose their enthusiasm for it.

【例句】

You're always pouring cold water on my suggestions.

你总是给我的建议泼冷水。(我提建议的时候，你总是在泼冷水)