Definition
注水 as a noun refers to the practice or act of injecting water — most commonly in the petroleum industry (water flooding for enhanced oil recovery) or in the food industry (pumping water into meat to increase weight). It also extends metaphorically to any form of data falsification or padding, such as inflated statistics or performance figures.
n.
(petroleum engineering) water floodingwater injection(figurative) paddingfalsification (of data, statistics, or reports)
Examples
- 注水。Yóutián cǎiyòng zhù shuǐ jìshù lái tígāo cǎi yóu lǜ.The oilfield uses water flooding technology to improve oil recovery.
- 注水。Zhège gōngsī de cáiwù bàogào bèi zhǐchū cúnzài zhù shuǐ xíngwéi.This company's financial report was pointed out to contain data padding.
- 注水。Xiāofèizhě duì shìchǎng shàng de zhù shuǐ zhūròu yuèláiyuè jǐngtì.Consumers are becoming increasingly wary of water-injected pork on the market.
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