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名詞

plain water (uncountable)

1. (Singapore) Tap water, either hot or cold, served in restaurants.
   • 1971 June 17, The Straits Times, page 19:

     Politely I asked for a glass of plain water.

   • 1974 February 21, New Nation: Using Less Water, page 6:

     A visitor from Down Under is wondering why most Singapore restaurants and hotels make it a practice to serve all guests with plain water, even when it has not been asked for.

   • 1979 October 2, New Nation: Water: Expensive, page 8:

     Someone asked for a glass of plain water and was told by the waitress: “That’ll be 60 cents.”

   • 1987 June 13, The Straits Times: Install Water Cooler, page 20:

     Although there is a food and drink stall inside, there are joggers like me who prefer to drink plain water after sweating it out of the tracks.