单词	saturate
释义	saturate1 verbsaturate2 noun saturatesat‧u‧rate1 /ˈsætʃəreɪt/ verb [transitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINsaturate Origin: 1500-1600 Latin past participle of saturare, from satur ‘having had enough’ Verb Table VERB TABLE saturate Simple Form Present I, you, we, they saturate he, she, it saturates Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they saturated Present perfect I, you, we, they have saturated he, she, it has saturated Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had saturated Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will saturate Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have saturated Continuous Form Present I am saturating he, she, it is saturating you, we, they are saturating Past I, he, she, it was saturating you, we, they were saturating Present perfect I, you, we, they have been saturating he, she, it has been saturating Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been saturating Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be saturating Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been saturating Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Saturate the label with vinegar and let it sit before you try to scrape it off the bottle. Heavy rains had saturated the ground, turning the streets into rivers. Issa is saturating local radio time with his campaign ads. The bathtub overflowed, and water saturated the carpeting. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Children whose entire existence has been saturated with these accoutrements reached college age during the 1990s. He declared that the boiler was a straight forward Stephenson saturated design which couldn't really be improved. Hoots of triumph crashed through the shrinking kitchen like the trumpeting of elephants, saturating the air. In the mid nineties the rate of new infections began to level off in some heavily saturated nations. The pervading citrus smell of aftershave, the same smell that had saturated Brady's apartment and Feldman's studio. Thesaurus THESAURUS► wet to put water or another liquid onto something to make it wet. In spoken English, people will often use get something wet rather than wet: · He wet the washcloth and washed Tom’s face. ► splash to make someone or something wet by making a lot of small drops of water fall onto them: · The kids were playing around in the pool, splashing each other.· I accidentally splashed soup onto my shirt. ► soak to put something in water for a long time or to make something very wet – use this especially when something is put into water or the water comes up from underneath to make it wet: · Soak the beans overnight before cooking.· The rain had come in through the bottom of our tent and completely soaked our clothes. ► drench to make someone or something extremely wet with a large amount of water – use this especially when water is poured or falls on something: · He drenched us all with the hose.· Her shirt was drenched in sweat. ► saturate formal to completely cover or fill something with liquid, so that it is wet all the way through: · Heavy rains had saturated the ground. ► flood to cover an area of land with a large amount of water: · Farmers flood the fields in order to grow rice. ► moisten to make something slightly wet by putting a small amount of water or another liquid on it, especially to stop it from getting too dry: · Add just enough water to moisten the cake mixture.· Tom paused and moistened his lips. ► dampen to make something slightly wet by putting a little water on it: · Rain came in through the window, dampening the curtains. Longman Language Activatorto make someone or something wet► get something wet especially spoken to make something wet, especially by not taking enough care to keep it dry: · Don't splash me - I don't want to get my hair wet.· How did you manage to get the bathroom floor so wet?· She can't wash the dishes without getting the front of her clothes all wet. ► wet to deliberately put water or other liquid onto something: · The other hairdresser usually wets my hair before she cuts it.· She wet her index finger and cleaned the spot off the mirror.· Wetting the toothbrush before you put the toothpaste on makes the bristles softer. ► soak if you soak something, you leave it in water for a long time in order to make it clean, soft etc. If water or another liquid soaks something, it makes it very wet: · Soak the beans overnight before cooking.· The rain had come in through the bottom of our tent and completely soaked our clothes.soak something in something: · Soak a piece of cotton in water and use it to clean the wound. ► splash to make someone or something wet by making a lot of small drops of water fall onto them, either deliberately or accidentally: · The kids were playing around in the pool, splashing each other.splash on/over: · He knocked over her cup and splashed coffee all over her new dress.splash somebody/something with something: · A motorcycle sped past, splashing all the spectators with mud. ► drench to make someone or something extremely wet with a large amount of water: · He turned the hose on us and drenched us all.· Blood was pouring from the cut, drenching his shirt. ► flood to cover an area of land with a large amount of water: · Farmers flood the fields in order to grow rice.· In the rainy season the river can rise rapidly to flood the valley in a few hours. ► swamp to suddenly cover something completely with a large amount of water, especially in a way that causes damage: · Water the young plants well, but don't swamp them.· The dam burst, swamping the valley and hundreds of homes.· About 3000 years ago a tidal wave swamped the coastal lowlands of Greece, causing massive destruction. ► saturate to completely cover or fill something with liquid, so that it is wet all the way through: · Heavy rains had saturated the ground, turning the streets into rivers.· Saturate the label with vinegar and let it sit before you try to scrape it off the bottle. WORD SETS► Chemistry acetate, nounacid, nounacidic, adjectiveacidify, verbactive, adjectiveadditive, nounagent, nounalchemy, nounalcohol, nounalkali, nounalkaline, adjectiveamalgam, nounantioxidant, noun-ate, suffixatomic number, nounbase, nounbauxite, nounbeaker, nounbenzene, nounbiochemistry, nounbitumen, nounbleach, nounbond, nounbonding, nouncalcify, verbcarbohydrate, nouncarbonate, nouncarbon dioxide, nouncarbonize, verbcatalyst, nouncaustic, adjectivechain reaction, nounchemical, nounchemical, adjectivechemical reaction, nounchemist, nounchemistry, nounchlorinate, verbcitric acid, nouncombustion, nounconcentration, nouncondense, verbcontaminant, nouncontaminate, verbcontaminated, adjectivecorrode, verbcorrosion, nouncorrosive, adjectivecrucible, nouncrystal, nouncrystallize, verbcyanide, nounDDT, noundecay, verbdecay, noundecompose, verbdegrade, verbderive, verbdetoxification, noundextrose, noundioxin, noundispersion, noundissolve, verbdistill, verbeffervesce, verbeffervescent, adjectiveelectrolysis, nounelectrolyte, nounelectroplate, verbemulsify, verbemulsion, nounenzyme, nounexpand, verbfatty acid, nounferment, verbferment, nounflashback, nounflask, nounformaldehyde, nounformula, nounfructose, nounfungicide, nounfuse, verbgas, noungaseous, adjectiveglucose, noungranular, adjectivegraphite, nounhallucinogen, nounhelium, nounherbicide, nounhydrate, nouninert, adjectiveinsoluble, adjectiveinsulin, nounion, nounionize, verblactic acid, nounlimescale, nounlitmus, nounlitmus paper, nounlitmus test, nounmethane, nounmixture, nounmolecule, nounneon, nounnerve gas, nounneutralize, verbneutron, nounnitric acid, nounnucleic acid, nounnucleus, nounnutrient, nounorganic chemistry, nounosmosis, nounoxidize, verboxyacetylene, nounoxygenate, verbozone, nounpart, nounpectin, nounpesticide, nounpestle, nounpetrochemical, nounpH, nounphotosynthesis, nounplasma, nounpolyunsaturated, adjectivepotash, nounprecipitate, verbprecipitate, nounprecipitation, nounproduct, nounprussic acid, nounquicklime, nounradioactive, adjectiveradioactivity, nounradiology, nounreact, verbreaction, nounreactive, adjectivereagent, nounresidue, nounretort, nounriboflavin, nounsalt, nounsaltpetre, nounsaturate, verbsaturated, adjectivesaturation, nounsaturation point, nounsemiconductor, nounsoft, adjectivesolid, nounsolution, nounsolvent, nounstability, nounstabilizer, nounstable, adjectivestarch, nounsteam, nounsucrose, nounsulphate, nounsulphide, nounsulphur, nounsulphur dioxide, nounsulphuric acid, nounsulphurous, adjectivesurface tension, nounsuspension, nounsynthesize, verbsynthetic, adjectivetannin, nountartaric acid, nounTNT, noununstable, adjectivevalence, nounvitamin, nounvolatile, adjectivevulcanize, verbwater softener, nounwater-soluble, adjectivewater vapour, nounwetting agent, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► grams · Per serving: 416 calories, 3 grams saturated fat, 9 grams polyunsaturated fat, 24 grams complex carbohydrates. VERB► become · The CO2 filter rapidly became saturated and there was a danger of the crew suffocating on their own breath.· The incidence curve rose dramatically, and within just a few years this initial core quickly became saturated. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► saturate the market Indeed, Clark inked her deal as a wave of Simpson-related titles began saturating the market, with varying success. 1formal to make something very wet SYN  soak OPP  dry:  Water poured through the hole, saturating the carpet.2to put a lot of something into a particular place, especially so that you could not add any moresaturate something with something Our culture is saturated with television and advertising.3saturate the market to offer so much of a product for sale that there is more than people want to buy4technical to mix as much of a solid into a chemical mixture as possible saturate1 verbsaturate2 noun saturatesat‧u‧rate2 /ˈsætʃərət/ noun [countable usually plural] a type of fat from meat or milk products that is thought to be less healthy than other kinds of fat from vegetables or fish SYN  saturated fat:  Choose a type of spread that’s lower in saturates than butter.
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