watershed
美 ['wɔtər.ʃed]
英 ['wɔːtə(r).ʃed]
- n.分水岭；转折点；分水线；分水界
- 网络流域；集水区；水域分割类
复数：watersheds
n.
turning point,defining moment,breaking point,crisis,crunch
watershed
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1. | [c] ~ (in sth) 转折点，分界线，分水岭（标志着重大变化的事件或时期）an event or a period of time that marks an important change |
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。 |
2. | [c] 分水线；分水岭；分水界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 |
3. | [sing] （英国）儿童不宜节目可在电视上播放的起始时间(in Britain) the time before which programmes that are not considered suitable for children may not be shown on television |
the 9 o'clock watershed 可开播儿童不宜电视节目的晚上 9 点钟时限 |