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

wetadjective

uk/wet/us/wet/wetter, wettest

wet adjective (NOT DRY)

A2 covered in water or another liquid:

a wet floor

a wet umbrella

wet hair

My bike got wet in the rain.

I had to ride my bike in the rain and got soaking (= very) wet.

informal You poor thing - you're all (= very) wet.

B1 Wet paint, ink, or a similar substance has not had time to dry and become hard:

The paint's still wet.

a notice saying "Wet paint!"

A2 used to describe weather or periods of time when rain falls:

We've had wet weather all week.

This is the first wet day for two months.

The presentation will take place indoors if it's wet.

be wet through

to be completely wet:

Come in quickly - you're wet through.

More examples

We got so wet that our clothes clung to us.
The tyres on my car don't cope very well on wet roads.
Level the wet cement before it sets.
My book got wet and all the pages have stuck together.
The wood was wet and would not burn.

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Wet weather & wetness

bedraggled
clammy
damp
dampen
deluge
douse
dreich
drown
look like a drowned rat idiom
misty
mizzle
moist
moisten
rainy
rehydration
saturated
soaking
sodden
soggy
sun shower

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wet adjective (WEAK)

UK used to describe someone who has a weak character and does not express any forceful opinions:

Don't be so wet.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Weakness and vulnerability

Achilles heel
at a low ebb idiom
be (only) flesh and blood idiom
be sb's poodle idiom
chink in sb's armour idiom
faint
frailty
impotent
indefensible
lax
limp
malleable
susceptibility
susceptible
toothless
totter
underbelly
unprotected
unsteady
wraith

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Doubt & ambivalence

wetly

adverb uk/ˈwet.li/us/ˈwet.li/

wetness

noun [ U ] uk/ˈwet.nəs/us/ˈwet.nəs/

A lot of the wetness will evaporate before the rain reaches the plant’s roots.

Idiom(s)

a wet weekend

be wet behind the ears

wetverb [ T ]

uk/wet/us/wet/

to make something wet:

Wet the powder thoroughly and mix to remove lumps.

He wetted a dishcloth and tried to rub the mark away.

wet yourself

to urinate in your clothes by accident

wet the/your bed

to urinate in your bed by accident:

She still sometimes wets the bed at night.

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Wet weather & wetness

bedraggled
clammy
damp
dampen
deluge
douse
dreich
drown
look like a drowned rat idiom
misty
mizzle
moist
moisten
rainy
rehydration
saturated
soaking
sodden
soggy
sun shower

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Animal physiology: urine & urinating

Idiom(s)

wet your whistle

wetnoun

uk/wet/us/wet/UK

wet noun (WATER)

[ U ] liquid, especially water:

Don't put your newspaper down in the wet.

the wet mainly UK

wet weather:

Don't leave it out there in the wet.

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Water in general

aqua
aqueous
bathwater
bathymetry
brackish
briny
dishwater
distilled water
drinking water
evapotranspiration
fresh
ground water
heavy water
hydro-
hydrology
ice water
mineral water
pool
running water
water supply

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Precipitation: rain

wet noun (PERSON)

[ C ] UK disapproving someone who has a weak character and does not express any forceful opinions:

Come on Tom, don't be such a wet!

[ C ] UK disapproving a member of the Conservative Party in Britain with no strong or extreme opinions

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Weakness and vulnerability

Achilles heel
at a low ebb idiom
be (only) flesh and blood idiom
be sb's poodle idiom
chink in sb's armour idiom
faint
frailty
impotent
indefensible
lax
limp
malleable
susceptibility
susceptible
toothless
totter
underbelly
unprotected
unsteady
wraith

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Government ministers & civil servants

单词	wet
释义	Contents adjective (2) wet (NOT DRY) wet (WEAK) verb (1) wet (1) noun (2) wet (WATER) wet (PERSON) more…(2) wetly wetness Contents adjective (1) wet (1) verb (1) wet (1) more…(1) wetness English American wetadjective uk/wet/us/wet/wetter, wettest wet adjective (NOT DRY) A2 covered in water or another liquid: a wet floor a wet umbrella wet hair My bike got wet in the rain. I had to ride my bike in the rain and got soaking (= very) wet. informal You poor thing - you're all (= very) wet. B1 Wet paint, ink, or a similar substance has not had time to dry and become hard: The paint's still wet. a notice saying "Wet paint!" A2 used to describe weather or periods of time when rain falls: We've had wet weather all week. This is the first wet day for two months. The presentation will take place indoors if it's wet. be wet through to be completely wet: Come in quickly - you're wet through. More examples We got so wet that our clothes clung to us. The tyres on my car don't cope very well on wet roads. Level the wet cement before it sets. My book got wet and all the pages have stuck together. The wood was wet and would not burn. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Wet weather & wetness bedraggled clammy damp dampen deluge douse dreich drown look like a drowned rat idiom misty mizzle moist moisten rainy rehydration saturated soaking sodden soggy sun shower See more results » wet adjective (WEAK) UK used to describe someone who has a weak character and does not express any forceful opinions: Don't be so wet. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Weakness and vulnerability Achilles heel at a low ebb idiom be (only) flesh and blood idiom *be sb's* poodle idiom chink in sb's armour idiom faint frailty impotent indefensible lax limp malleable susceptibility susceptible toothless totter underbelly unprotected unsteady wraith See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Doubt & ambivalence wetly adverb uk/ˈwet.li/us/ˈwet.li/ wetness noun [ U ] uk/ˈwet.nəs/us/ˈwet.nəs/ A lot of the wetness will evaporate before the rain reaches the plant’s roots. Idiom(s) a wet weekend be wet behind the ears wetverb [ T ] uk/wet/us/wet/ to make something wet: Wet the powder thoroughly and mix to remove lumps. He wetted a dishcloth and tried to rub the mark away. wet yourself to urinate in your clothes by accident wet the/your bed to urinate in your bed by accident: She still sometimes wets the bed at night. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Wet weather & wetness bedraggled clammy damp dampen deluge douse dreich drown look like a drowned rat idiom misty mizzle moist moisten rainy rehydration saturated soaking sodden soggy sun shower See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Animal physiology: urine & urinating Idiom(s) wet your whistle wetnoun uk/wet/us/wet/UK wet noun (WATER) [ U ] liquid, especially water: Don't put your newspaper down in the wet. the wet mainly UK wet weather: Don't leave it out there in the wet. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Water in general aqua aqueous bathwater bathymetry brackish briny dishwater distilled water drinking water evapotranspiration fresh ground water heavy water hydro- hydrology ice water mineral water pool running water water supply See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Precipitation: rain wet noun (PERSON) [ C ] UK disapproving someone who has a weak character and does not express any forceful opinions: Come on Tom, don't be such a wet! [ C ] UK disapproving a member of the Conservative Party in Britain with no strong or extreme opinions Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Weakness and vulnerability Achilles heel at a low ebb idiom be (only) flesh and blood idiom be sb's poodle idiom chink in sb's armour idiom faint frailty impotent indefensible lax limp malleable susceptibility susceptible toothless totter underbelly unprotected unsteady wraith See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Government ministers & civil servants wetadjective [ -er/-est only ] us/wet/-tt- with liquid in, on, or around something; not dry: I stepped in a puddle of water and got my shoes wet. If paint, ink, etc., is wet, it has not had time to dry. Wet weather is weather with rain. wetness noun [ U ] us/ˈwet·nəs/ A lot of the wetness will evaporate before the rain reaches the plant’s roots. wetverb [ T ] us/wet/present participle wetting, past tense and past participle wet or wetted A person, esp. a child, who wets something causes it to become wet by urinating:** He still sometimes wets his bed.
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wetadjective

wet adjective (NOT DRY)

wet adjective (WEAK)

Idiom(s)

wetverb [ T ]

Idiom(s)

wetnoun

wet noun (WATER)

wet noun (PERSON)

wetadjective [ -er/-est only ]

wetverb [ T ]