cistern

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  • n.（尤指屋顶上的）蓄水箱；（抽水马桶的）水箱
  • Web蓄水池；贮水器；贮水池
Plural Form：cisterns  

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cistern
n.
1.
（尤指屋顶上的）蓄水箱，贮水箱；（抽水马桶的）水箱a container in which water is stored in a building, especially one in the roof or connected to a toilet

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AllAll,蓄水箱蓄水箱,水箱水箱,蓄水池蓄水池,贮水器贮水器,贮水池贮水池
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1.
An old cistern! That must be a poisonous place in which to dwell!
一个古代的蓄水池！人呆在里面一定会中毒的！
yī gè gǔ dài de xù shuǐ chí ! rén dāi zài lǐ miàn yí dìng huì zhòng dú de !
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2.
The atrium, which had a columned portico all around, extended under all the medieval edifice and had at its centre a cistern.
这个中庭，有圆柱环绕的门廊，延伸到中古世纪风的大楼之下，在中间有一个水池。
zhè ge zhōng tíng , yǒu yuán zhù huán rào de mén láng , yán shēn dào zhōng gǔ shì jì fēng de dà lóu zhī xià , zài zhōng jiān yǒu yī gè shuǐ chí 。
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3.
The only water source is a nearby underground cistern built by the British during the days of Empire.
这里唯一的水源是附近一处地下蓄水池，它还是在帝国时代由英国人修建的。
zhè lǐ wéi yī de shuǐ yuán shì fù jìn yī chù dì xià xù shuǐ chí , tā hái shì zài dì guó shí dài yóu yīng guó rén xiū jiàn de 。
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4.
him into the cistern. Now the cistern was empty; there was no water in it.
把他丢在坑里；那坑是空的，里头没有水。
bǎ tā diū zài kēng lǐ ; nà kēng shì kōng de , lǐ tou méi yǒu shuǐ 。
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5.
One day she put rocks in her pocket and stepped into a cistern where she drowned.
有一天，她在自己口袋中塞满了石头，转身跳入了一个水池，溺水而亡。
yǒu yī tiān , tā zài zì jǐ kǒu dài zhōng sài mǎn le shí tou , zhuǎn shēn tiào rù le yī gè shuǐ chí , nì shuǐ ér wáng 。
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6.
A spring , however, or a cistern for collecting water remains clean, but anyone who touches one of these carcasses is unclean .
但是泉源，或是聚水的池子，仍是洁净；惟挨了那死的，就不洁净。
dàn shì quán yuán , huò shì jù shuǐ de chí zi , réng shì jié jìng ; wéi ái le nà sǐ de , jiù bù jié jìng 。
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7.
A usually artificial pool, pond, reservoir, or cistern, especially one used to hold water for drinking or for irrigation.
通常是人工做成的水池、水塘、水库或水箱，尤指用来盛放饮用水或灌溉水的
tōng cháng shì rén gōng zuò chéng de shuǐ chí 、 shuǐ táng 、 shuǐ kù huò shuǐ xiāng , yóu zhǐ yòng lái shèng fàng yǐn yòng shuǐ huò guàn gài shuǐ de
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8.
We kept a rubber torch hung on the cistern, and I had to divide my money from a Saturday job, between buying books and buying batteries.
我们在马桶水箱上悬吊了一个橡胶手电筒，而我必须将周六那份工作赚来的钱，平分花在买书和买电池上面。
wǒ men zài mǎ tǒng shuǐ xiāng shàng xuán diào le yī gè xiàng jiāo shǒu diàn tǒng , ér wǒ bì xū jiāng zhōu liù nà fèn gōng zuò zhuàn lái de qián , píng fēn huā zài mǎi shū hé mǎi diàn chí shàng mian 。
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9.
To the north-west of the grotto, a curve in the rocky ledge had been enlarged to serve as a cistern.
在洞的西北边，有个被扩大的弧形岩壁以便贮水。
zài dòng de xī běi biān , yǒu gè bèi kuò dà de hú xíng yán bì yǐ biàn zhù shuǐ 。
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10.
Finally, he himself left for Ramah and went to the great cistern at Secu. And he asked, "Where are Samuel and David? "
然后扫罗自己往拉玛去，到了西沽的大井，问人说：“撒母耳和大卫在哪里呢？”
rán hòu sǎo luó zì jǐ wǎng lā mǎ qù , dào le xī gū de dà jǐng , wèn rén shuō : " sā mǔ ěr hé dà wèi zài nǎ lǐ ne ? "
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