| 单词 | wetness |
| 释义 | wetwet1 /wɛt/ ●●● S2 W2 adjective (comparative wetter, superlative wettest) 1covered in or full of water or another liquid: He put the wet towels out to dry. Be careful, the floor is still wet.wet with His face was wet with sweat. I don’t want to get my shoes wet. Look at your shirt – it’s all wet.soaking/sopping/dripping wet (=extremely wet) Her hair was soaking wet.THESAURUSdamp – slightly wet, often in an unpleasant way: The basement was dark and damp.moist – slightly wet in a pleasant way. Used especially about food: Cooking the meat in this way keeps it moist and tender.soggy – unpleasantly wet and soft: My cereal got soggy.humid (also muggy informal) – warm, slightly wet, and uncomfortable. Used about the air or the weather: It was mid-July, and the weather was warm and humid.soaked/soaking/drenched – completely wet: His shirt was soaked with blood.waterlogged – completely wet. Used about the ground or natural materials: The field was waterlogged and we had to cancel the game.saturated formal – extremely wet, so that no more liquid can be taken in. Used especially in scientific language: After the rain, the ground was saturated.2not yet dry: The paint’s still wet.3if the weather is wet, it is raining4wet behind the ears informal very young and without much life experience5somebody is all wet informal used to say that someone is completely wrong [Origin: Old English wæt]—wetness noun [uncountable] |
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