1·Water supplies to the house are at low pressure.
这房子的供水水压低。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·The strike had already led to cuts in electricity and water supplies in many areas.
这次罢工已经导致很多地区供电和供水中断。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
3·The combination of hot weather and decreased water supplies is hurting many industries.
天气炎热和供水减少这两个因素结合在一起对很多行业造成了损害。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
4·They grappled with the problem of connecting the electricity and water supplies. The former proved simple compared with the latter.
他们设法解决供电和供水的连接问题。前者与后者相比证明很简单。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
5·They don't have secure water supplies to drink.
他们没有安全的饮用水供应。
6·While U.S diet is relatively identical, water supplies vary.
尽管美国人的饮食习惯相对相同,但水的供应却有所不同。
7·Experts say drip irrigation is an innovation whose importance is growing, as climate change and rising population strain water supplies in many parts of the world.
专家表示,随着气候变化和人口增长对世界上许多地区的水资源供应造成压力,滴灌这种创新做法显得越来越重要。
8·The people who hunted the sparse desert animals responded to drought by managing the wild resources they hunted and gathered, especially wild oxen, which had to have regular water supplies to survive.
稀有沙漠动物的捕猎者通过管理所他们捕猎和采集的野生资源来应对干旱,尤其是必须有稳定水供应才能生存的野牛。
9·A leakage of kerosene has polluted water supplies.
泄漏的煤油已污染了水源。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
10·Today, rivers are controlled for many reasons, primarily to maintain reliable water supplies for daily, agricultural and industrial needs, for power generation, for navigation, and to prevent flooding.
今天,河流控制的原因有很多,主要是为了维持可靠的水资源供应,以满足日常生活、农业和工业、发电、航行的用水需要,并起到防洪作用。