watershed

英 [ˈwɔːtəʃed]

美 [ˈwɔːtərʃed]

n.  转折点，分界线，分水岭(标志着重大变化的事件或时期); 分水线; 分水岭; 分水界; (英国)儿童不宜节目可在电视上播放的起始时间

复数：watersheds　

GRETEM8医学

Collins.1 / BNC.14176 / COCA.7689

牛津词典

noun

• 转折点，分界线，分水岭（标志着重大变化的事件或时期）
  an event or a period of time that marks an important change
  1. The middle decades of the 19th century marked a watershed in Russia's history.
     19世纪中叶标志着俄国历史的转折点。
• 分水线；分水岭；分水界
  a line of high land where streams on one side flow into one river, and streams on the other side flow into a different river
• （英国）儿童不宜节目可在电视上播放的起始时间
  (in Britain) the time before which programmes that are not considered suitable for children may not be shown on television
  1. the 9 o'clock watershed
     可开播儿童不宜电视节目的晚上9点钟时限

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 转折点;分水岭
  If something such as an event is awatershed inthe history or development of something, it is very important because it represents the beginning of a new stage in it.
  1. The election of Mary Robinson in 1990 was a watershed in Irish politics...
     1990年玛丽·鲁宾逊的当选是爱尔兰政治上的一个转折点。
  2. Tonight could prove to be a watershed for the international career of Barnes.
     今晚将可能成为巴恩斯国际职业生涯的转折点。
• N-COUNT (成人电视节目播出前的)分水岭时间
  The watershedis a time before which television broadcasters have agreed not to show programmes unsuitable for children, for example programmes that contain scenes of sex or violence.
  1. Bad language before the watershed is widely resented...
     在成人节目时间之前出现的脏话深为众人憎恶。
  2. The advert should only be shown after the 9pm watershed.
     这则广告只能在晚上9点成人节目开始后才能播出。
• 分水线；分水岭
  Awatershedis an area of high ground which divides two or more river systems, so that all streams on one side flow into one river and those on the other side flow into a different river.

英英释义

noun

• an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend
  1. the agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations
  Synonym:landmarkturning point
• the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries
  1. flood control in the Missouri basin
  Synonym:river basinbasindrainage basincatchment areacatchment basindrainage area
• a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems
  Synonym:water partingdivide

双语例句

• Project Conservation of Soils and Watershed
  土壤和分水界保护计划
• The results show that this method can effectively restrain the over-segmentation of traditional watershed algorithm.
  实验结果表明，该方法和传统分水岭算法相比较，能有效地抑制过分割。
• Tonight could prove to be a watershed for the international career of Barnes.
  今晚将可能成为巴恩斯国际职业生涯的转折点。
• Watershed, Ecoregion and Landscape Frameworks and Their Integrated Application in Ecological Assessment of the Hai River Basin
  流域、生态区和景观构架及其在海河流域生态评价中的应用
• The Pindus mountains form the watershed between rivers flowing to the Aegean Sea and to the Ionian sea.
  品都斯山脉构成了流向爱琴海和爱奥尼亚海的河流的分水岭。
• This is a watershed moment.
  这是一个分水岭时刻。
• The rapid development of economic and sharp growth of population in Dianchi Lake watershed has caused great changes of land cover, and thus lake eutrophication and crises of water resources.
  滇池流域经济的迅速发展和人口的急剧增长引起了流域土地覆盖的巨大变化，由此造成了严重的湖泊富营养化和水资源危机。
• The paper studied the soil water status in Pailugou forest and grass complex watershed in Qilian Mountains.
  对祁连山排露沟林草复合流域土壤水分状况进行了系统研究。
• Thirdly, this thesis makes a detailed analysis for over-segmentation problem of the watershed segmentation algorithm, and improves this segmentation algorithm.
  然后，详细研究了流域分割算法中的过分割原因，并对流域分割算法进行了改进。
• Therefore, said Mira Hill is a continental climate with the climate of the watershed.
  因此说，米拉山是大陆性气候与海洋性气候的分水岭。