waterworks
音标：
美音：/ˈwɔːtərwɜːrks/，英音：/ˈwɔːtəwɜːks/
听听基本释意：
外刊例句：
The waterworks began to flow when the director appeared and promised Drew, “I still care about you, I’ve always cared about you.”
当导演出现并向德鲁保证“我仍然关心你，我一直关心你”时，自来水厂开始流水。
—Fox News
It reached 30.1C at Hampton waterworks in west London on Monday, beating the year’s highest recorded temperature so far – 29.1C.
周一，伦敦西部汉普顿自来水厂的气温达到了 30.1 摄氏度，打破了今年迄今为止的最高记录——29.1 摄氏度。
—BBC
Nearly eight months into the war, Russia has increasingly targeted Ukraine’s power stations, waterworks and other key infrastructure with missile and drone strikes.
战争开始近八个月后，俄罗斯越来越多地以导弹和无人机袭击为目标，瞄准乌克兰的发电站、自来水厂和其他重要基础设施。
—Washington Times
基本释意：
noun
a public utility that provides water
n. 自来水厂；供水系统；喷泉；眼泪
同义词：
water company
短释义：
无
长释义：
无
文学例句：
Nearly eight months into the war, Russia is increasingly targeting Ukraine’s power stations, waterworks and other key infrastructure with missile and drone strikes.
战争已近八个月，俄罗斯越来越多地以导弹和无人机袭击为目标，瞄准乌克兰的发电站、自来水厂和其他重要基础设施。
—EU weighs Ukraine support as new refugee exodus beckons by LORNE COOK
The episode was not, however, above going the extra mile in mining for waterworks, showing Winehouse’s dad weeping copiously in a corner of the screen while a montage of his daughter’s life played.
然而，这一集并没有超出在自来水厂采矿方面的额外努力，显示怀恩豪斯的父亲在屏幕的一角痛哭流涕，同时播放他女儿生活的蒙太奇。
—Anderson Cooper’s suave, stilted debut by Mary Elizabeth Williams
Moscow has openly declared its intention to increasingly strike power stations, waterworks and other key infrastructure.
莫斯科已公开宣布打算越来越多地打击发电站、自来水厂和其他关键基础设施。
—Ukraine’s utilities threatened by Russia in war’s new phase by Sabra Ayres
词源：
waterworks (n.)mid-15c., from water (n.1) + work (n.).Related entries & more
下面是词源的翻译（机器翻译比较难翻，参考着看）
waterworks (n.)mid-15c., from water (n.1) + work (n.).相关条目及更多
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