The rising waters did a lot of harm to the crops.

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The rising waters did a lot of harm to the crops.
此处water为什么要变为复数

这里的waters是大片海洋或水域的意思,字典上的英语解释为:
You use waters to refer to a large area of sea,especially the area of sea which is near to a country and which is regarded as belonging to it.