Eau

n. the French word for water used in English in various combinations.—Eau Cré–›le a fine Martinique liqueur made by distilling the flowers of the mammee-apple with spirit of wine; Eau de Cologne (see under Cologne-earth); Eau de vie brandy.

伊夫林整理

• There was a scent of eau-de-cologne in the room. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• His valet stood behind him with a smelling-bottle ready in one hand, and a white handkerchief, saturated with eau-de-Cologne, in the other. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• She had seen a drop of eau de Cologne on the polished arm of the sofa, and instinctively sought to wipe it off. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• The Frenchman found fault with everything at table, drank _eau sucrée,_ and studied in his dictionary. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• Georgette here began to ask me in her broken English if she might have a glass of _eau sucrée_. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• Eau sucree, my friend--nothing more. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• The side-dishes contain pommes de terre au naturel, and choufleur a l'eau. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• Mrs. Thornton bathed Margaret's temples with eau de Cologne. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• Rebecca said, putting her handkerchief to her eyes, and smelling the eau-de-cologne with which it was scented. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• The road went down a long grade below the ch鈚eau and then turned to the right and went down very steeply and paved with cobbles, into Montreux. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.

伊夫林整理