You take a glass of ice water and set it down.

这是液态；

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So, for instance, if you take a glass of water and you pour it into another glass that's shallow or tall, it won't change the amount of water you have.

比如说,你有一杯水,将水倒进另一个更浅或者更深的杯子里,含水量并未发生任何改变

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You take a material like silver and put it in a glass case and that's the definition of a meter.

你拿某种材料,比如银,把它放进玻璃柜里,那是一米的定义

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