注水 (zhù shuǐ) — (petroleum engineering) water flooding; water injection; (figurative) padding; falsification (of data, statistics, or reports)
Definition
At HSK 7, 注入水 in petroleum engineering; figuratively, tampering with data, statistics, or goods (like pork) to inflate volume or quality.
noun
(petroleum engineering) water floodingwater injection(figurative) paddingfalsification (of data, statistics, or reports)
Examples
- 注水。Yóu tián cǎi yòng zhù shuǐ jì shù lái tí gāo cǎi yóu lǜ.The oilfield uses water flooding technology to improve oil recovery.
- 注水。Zhè ge gōng sī de cái wù bào gào bèi zhǐ chū cún zài zhù shuǐ xíng wéi.This company's financial report was pointed out to contain data padding.
- 注水。Xiāo fèi zhě duì shì chǎng shàng de zhù shuǐ zhū ròu yuè lái yuè jǐng tì.Consumers are becoming increasingly wary of water-injected pork on the market.
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