| 釋義 |
catchment /'kaetjmant; 'kaetjmant/ n ， ~ (-area) land from which a river or reservoir draws its rainfall (also ' ~-basin); (fig) area(s) from which central body draws its members, eg a school its pupils, a hospital its patients; [U] amount of rainfall, etc caught. 集水區(qū)域; 集水盆地; (喻)人員集結(jié)區(qū)(如學區(qū)，醫(yī)療區(qū)); 集聚之雨量。 |