词源不详。可能同bur, 芒刺，形容盐水如刺般的粗糙效果。比较brine , 盐水。

1. Brackish waters generally support only a small range of faunas.

咸水水域通常只能存活为数不多的几种动物。

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2. The factory has several shallow pools of brackish water.

工厂有几个浅的咸水池。

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3. This kind of operation works best in brackish water.

这种生产方法最宜于微咸水.

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4. The dialysis principle can be used for demineralization of brackish water.

渗析原理的应用是除半咸水中的盐.

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5. Principal application of reverse osmosis has been in desalting brackish waters for domestic consumption.

反渗透主要应用于生活用含盐水的脱盐.

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