Dispersants cut the oil as washing-up liquid cuts the grease on dishes, allowing oil on the surface to spread down into the water.

分散剂清除浮油的原理就如同洗涤液除去器皿上的油腻物一般，使海面的浮油沉入水中。

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Washing food down with water as a substitute for chewing is not a good idea, but some water with meals has been found to be helpful.

虽然用水把食物冲下去来代替咀嚼不是个好主意，但是人们发现吃饭时喝点水是有益的。

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Thee 47-year-old man began "violently retching and vomiting" after eating the burger, despite washing it down with six large glasses of water, according to the September report.

据九月份的报道，患者今年47岁，用六大杯水把这个超级辣的汉堡冲了下去，结果吃完之后就开始始“剧烈地恶心呕吐”。

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Washing water is piped down 700 meters (2, 300 feet) from the surface to the refuge once it has been heated by a solar-powered heater.

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