单词 | dehydrate |
释义 | dehydrate (diːhaɪdreɪt , -haɪdreɪt ) Word forms: dehydrates , dehydrating , dehydrated 1. verb [usually passive] When something such as food is dehydrated, all the water is removed from it, often in order to preserve it. Normally specimens have to be dehydrated. [be VERB-ed] dehydrated adjective Dehydrated meals, soups and sauces contain a lot of salt. 2. verb If you dehydrate or if something dehydrates you, you lose too much water from your body so that you feel weak or ill. People can dehydrate in weather like this. [VERB] Alcohol quickly dehydrates your body. [VERB noun] dehydrated graded adjective Drink lots of water to avoid becoming dehydrated. dehydration (diːhaɪdreɪʃən ) uncountable noun ...a child who's got diarrhoea and is suffering from dehydration. Collocations: dehydrate the skin Central heating doesn't help either, dehydrating the skin and leaving us with a sort of dull and wrinkly crepe where our faces used to be. Times,Sunday Times It also dehydrates the skin, preventing the growth of fungi that lead to infections. The Sun But the skin test showed alcohol had dehydrated my skin, which was causing wrinkles. The Sun Drinking also dehydrates the skin, which can lead to sallowness, deepening of wrinkles and dryness. The Sun |
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