| 单词 | moist |
| 释义 | moist (once / 270 pages) adj Moist things feel damp when you touch them — they're just a little bit wet. You might want to bring a blanket to sit on for a picnic, especially if it rained yesterday and the grass is still moist. Your houseplants are happiest when their soil is moist, and cake is most delicious if it's a little moist, not dry and crumbly. You can also describe your friend's eyes full of tears as moist, or the air on a densely foggy morning as moist. For some reason, the word moist frequently shows up on lists of "least favorite words," which makes more sense when you know its Latin root, muscidus — "moldy" or "slimy." WORD FAMILYmoist: moisten, moister, moistly, moistness+/moisten: moistened, moistener, moistening, moistens, moisture/moistener: moisteners/moistening: moistenings/moisture: moistures, moisturise, moisturize/moisturize: moisturized, moisturizes, moisturizing USAGE EXAMPLESBite for bite, it’s delicate, extremely mild and moist. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) Keep the plant on a moist pebble tray to provide extra humidity, and try to keep temperatures above 55 degrees. Seattle Times(Dec 22, 2016) To his surprise, microwaves emanating from the ground suggested that in some parts of the oven-hot desert, the soil is moist. Science Magazine(Dec 15, 2016) adj slightly wet a moist breeze eyes moist with tears Syn damp, dampish wet covered or soaked with a liquid such as water |
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