英语词汇“wet”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

wet

释义

consisting of, containing, or covered or soaked with liquid, e.g. water

said of weather: rainy

of paint, cement, etc: not yet dry or set

still moist enough to smudge or smear

wet paint

not yet set

wet cement

involving the use or presence of liquid

Brit, informal said of a person: feeble, ineffectual, or dull

informal said of a state or region: permitting the sale or consumption of alcoholic drink

wet behind the ears

informal immature or inexperienced

[with reference to the small dent behind the ears of a new-born animal, which is the last part to dry]

wetly adv

wetness noun

wettish adj

[Old English wǣt]

moisture or wetness

(the wet) rainy weather

Brit, informal a feeble, ineffectual, or dull person; a drip

Brit a moderate Conservative politician

Brit, informal a drink

NAmer an advocate of a policy permitting the sale of alcoholic drink

to make (somebody or something) wet

to urinate in or on (something, e.g. one's clothing or bed)

to urinate on (oneself)

dialect to infuse (tea) with boiling water

wet one's whistle

informal to have a drink, esp an alcoholic one

wettable adj

[Old English wǣtan from wǣt wet¹]

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