standing water

基本解釋

Flowing waters like rivers and streams are called lotic ecosystems; standing water like lakes and ponds are lentic.
像河流和小溪那樣的流水稱為激流生態(tài)系統(tǒng); 像湖泊和池塘的死水稱為靜水生態(tài)系統(tǒng)。
Haitians living in the camps risk disease by failing to wash their hands, or scooping up standing water and then proceeding to wash fruits and vegetables.
難民們不常洗手，或舀死水來清洗水果和蔬菜的習(xí)慣會使他們遭受患病的危險。
I step outside the house and nothing can stop me—the late season snowstorm, the puddle of standing water at the bottom of my porch steps that will never evaporate, the mud and muck this season brings.
我踏出家門，沒有任何事情能阻擋我——深冬季節(jié)的暴風(fēng)雪、我家門廊臺階上那永遠揮散不去的雨水坑，還有這個季節(jié)帶來的爛泥和污穢。

People around the world can prevent diseases spread by mosquitoes by removing standing water from their property.
The insect leaves the eggs in any standing water.
Do not keep standing water anywhere near your home.

Health officials started fogging, distributing larvicide and bug repellent, and scouting for standing water.
ECONOMIST: Infectious diseases are creeping in from abroad