n. 1.(贮水用的)水缸[桶，箱，槽]。 2.(天然的)水塘[池]。 3.(餐桌上的)水瓶，洗手钵。 4.【解剖学】(贮分泌液的)池囊，淋巴间隙。
an artificial reservoir for storing liquids; especially an underground tank for storing rainwater
a tank that holds the water used to flush a toilet 同义词：water tank,
a sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid 同义词：cisterna,
A cistern (Middle English cisterne, from Latin cisterna, from cista, "box," from Greek κ?στη, kistê, "basket")Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary, 1990 edition, etymology of "cistern". is a waterproof receptacle for holding liquids, usually water.
例句与用法
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We'll go over to that cistern and case it by moonlight . 咱们到水池去一趟，趁着月光作一番探索。
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The cistern was full . 水瓶是满满的。
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Fixed cistern barometers are used as a standard for checking . 固定槽式气压计可以作为标准件去检验。
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Fixed cistern barometers are used as a standard for checking altimeter . 固定槽式气压计可以作为标准件去检验测高计。
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Fixed cistern barometers are used as a standard for checking aneroid barometers . 固定槽式气压计可以作为标准件去检验无液气压计。
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In final analysis, i am simply a cistern regularly filled, regularly drained . 归根结底，我不过是一个蓄水池，定时装满，又定时排空。
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In this steady rain, the spring of the mountain were broken up, every glen gushed water like a cistern . 连绵不断的雨水，山洪爆发了，每一个峡谷好似水槽似的淌满了水。
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Specifications for the moving cistern mercury barometer 动槽水银气压表技术条件
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Specification for automatic flushing cisterns for urinals 小便池自动冲洗水箱规范
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However , we are still far from the next cistern 然而，我们离下一个水源地还远
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