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watershed

noun
/ˈwɔːtəʃed/
/ˈwɔːtərʃed/
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  1. [countable] watershed (in something) an event or a period of time that marks an important change转折点，分界线，分水岭（标志着重大变化的事件或时期）
    • 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。
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    • The 19th century marked a watershed between the country's agricultural past and its industrial future.19 世纪是该国从农业国走向工业国的转折点。
    • The completion of this project was a watershed event in the company's history.完成这个项目是公司历史上的里程碑事件。
    • The granting of the vote represented a watershed for the rights of women.获得选举权是女性争取权利的重要一步。
    • With the strike, a historical watershed in the development of the trade union movement was reached.这次罢工使工会运动发展到了一个历史转折点。
    • a watershed moment in recent music history近代音乐史的转折时刻
    • a watershed year for Japan对日本而言具有转折意义的一年
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • historic
    • important
    • major
    • …
    verb + watershed
    • be
    • mark
    • represent
    • …
    watershed + verb
    • divide something
    watershed + noun
    • moment
    • event
    • year
    • …
    preposition
    • watershed between
    • watershed for
    • watershed in
    • …
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  2. [countable] 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分水线；分水岭；分水界
  3. the watershed
     [singular] (in the UK) the time before which programmes that are not considered suitable for children may not be shown on television（英国）儿童不宜节目可在电视上播放的起始时间
    • the 9 o’clock watershed可开播儿童不宜电视节目的晚上 9 点钟时限
    Topics TV, radio and newsc2
    4. Word Originearly 19th cent.: from water + shed in the sense ‘ridge of high ground’ (related to the verb shed), suggested by German Wasserscheide.

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