LAST UPDATED: 28/10/2021
Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries Word of the Day
4 October 2021
watershed /ˈwɔːtəʃed/
noun
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世界中叶标志着俄国历史的转折点。
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