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fresh water
noun[ U ]
uk /ˈfreʃ ˌwɔː.tər/ us /ˈfreʃ ˌwɔː.t̬ɚ/
water that does not contain any salt, especially water found in lakes and rivers: 淡水
Duckweed only grows in fresh water.浮萍只生长在淡水中。
Lake Superior is the world's largest body of fresh water.苏必利尔湖是世界上最大的淡水水体。
The reed prefers fresh water over brackish environments.
Sturgeons feed and ramble about in salt water, but they swim into fresh water to spawn.
Young crabs mature in fresh water but move into saltwater estuaries to reproduce.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Water in general
aquatically
aqueous
bathwater
bathymetric
bathymetrically
bathymetry
brackish
briny
distilled water
grey water
hydrosphere
hypersaline
hypersalinity
non-turbulent
overwater
rainwater
salt water
soft water
storm surge
wet
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freshwater Comparesalt water
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