| 单词 | desiccated |
| 释义 | desiccated (once / 19699 pages) adj To be desiccated is to be dried out. If you like desiccated fruit, you like dried fruit — such as raisins or dried apricots. Something that's described with the adjective desiccated is extremely dry, or parched. During a drought, the ground becomes cracked and desiccated. Removing moisture and humidity from something is what makes it become desiccated. The Latin root, desiccatus, means "to make very dry." WORD FAMILYdesiccate: desiccated, desiccates, desiccating, desiccation USAGE EXAMPLESWhy is a desiccated piece of fruit so important? Washington Post(Dec 20, 2016) Burtynsky shot mesmerizing vistas of mountain reservoirs, desiccated lakes, agriculture, and suburban sprawl. The New Yorker(Dec 11, 2016) Maybe it was tiredness or the desiccated in-cabin air, but both times I got very emotional while working my way through the closing pages. Slate(Dec 08, 2016) 1adj thoroughly dried out old boxes of desiccated Cuban cigars Syn dried-out dry free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet 2adj preserved by removing natural moisture shredded and desiccated coconut meat Syn dehydrated, dried preserved prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use 3adj lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless "a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery"-C.J.Rolo Syn arid, desiccate dull lacking in liveliness or animation |
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