water-stressed

/ˈwɔːtər strɛst/· adj.

环境/气候/能源B2

water-stressed
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Chinese meaning

水shuǐ资zī源yuán紧jǐn张zhāng的de,缺quē水shuǐ的de

水shuǐ资zī源yuán紧jǐn张zhāng缺quē水shuǐ的de

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巴bā西xī小xiǎo镇zhèn因yīn数shù据jù中zhōng心xīn用yòng水shuǐ告gào急jí

Example

Huge AI data center project blindsides water-stressed town in Brazil

一yí个gè巨jù大dà的de人rén工gōng智zhì能néng数shù据jù中zhōng心xīn项xiàng目mù让ràng巴bā西xī一yí个gè水shuǐ资zī源yuán紧jǐn张zhāng的de小xiǎo镇zhèn措cuò手shǒu不bù及jí。

Source: Mongabay · 10 Sep 2026

Background ✎

巴bā西xī帕pà拉lā卡kǎ图tú市shì规guī划huà中zhōng的de一yī座zuò人rén工gōng智zhì能néng数shù据jù中zhōng心xīn据jù称chēng两liǎng个gè月yuè后hòu动dòng工gōng,但dàn市shì议yì会huì主zhǔ席xí、市shì政zhèng府fǔ、企qǐ业yè主zhǔ和hé居jū民mín此cǐ前qián都dōu毫háo不bù知zhī情qíng,市shì议yì会huì主zhǔ席xí是shì从cóng记jì者zhě口kǒu中zhōng才cái得dé知zhī此cǐ事shì。

Roots · etymology

stress 源中古英语 stresse,部分为 distress 的截短,部分源自古法语 estrece(狭窄、压迫)

  • water(水)+ stressed(承压的,紧张的),复合形容词

Collocations

  • water-stressed region / water-stressed community / water scarcity

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