slightly wet, often in a way that is unpleasant 潮湿的；微湿的；湿气重的 The cottage was cold and damp. 这小屋又冷又湿。 It feels damp in here. 这地方使人感到潮乎乎的。 damp clothes 潮湿的衣服 Wipe the surface with a damp cloth. 用湿布擦表面。
Synonyms wetwet- moist
- damp
- soaked
- drenched
- saturated
以上各词均形容物体等潮的、湿的。 - wet covered with or full of liquid, especially water:
指潮的、湿的、潮湿的： The car had skidded on the wet road. 汽车在湿路上打滑了。 You’ll get wet (= in the rain) if you go out now. 你现在出去就会被淋湿。
- moist slightly wet, often in a way that is pleasant or useful:
指微湿的、湿润的、润泽的，常指是舒适或有益的： a lovely rich moist cake 可爱的松软味浓的蛋糕
- damp slightly wet, often in a way that is unpleasant:
指微湿的、潮湿的、湿度大的，常指令人不舒服的： The cottage was cold and damp. 这小屋又冷又湿。
- soaked (rather informal
) very wet: 指湿透了： You’re soaked through! (= completely wet) 你都湿透了！
- drenched very wet:
指湿透了： We were caught in the storm and came home drenched to the skin. 我们遇上了暴雨，回到家时浑身湿透了。
soaked or drenched? 用 soaked 还是 drenched？ 上述两词均可与 with 或 in 连用： * soaked 亦可用于名词前，drenched 通常不这样用： - saturated very wet:
指湿透、浸透： The ground is completely saturated: it would be pointless to plant anything. 地已经浸透，种什么东西都是白搭。
- wet/moist/damp/soaked/drenched/saturated with something
- soaked/drenched in something
- somebody’s coat/shirt/shoes/clothes/hair is/are wet/damp/soaked/drenched
- wet/moist/damp/saturated ground/earth
- to get wet/moist/damp/soaked/drenched/saturated
Extra ExamplesTopics Weatherc1Our clothes had got a bit damp. 我们的衣服有点儿潮。 The rain had made the walls damp. 雨把墙壁弄得潮乎乎的。 The room smelled damp. 这房间闻起来有潮气。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
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- extremely
- fairly
- very
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Word OriginMiddle English (in the noun sense ‘noxious inhalation’): of West Germanic origin; related to a Middle Low German word meaning ‘vapour, steam, smoke’.
Idioms
a damp squib
- (British English, informal)
an event that is disappointing because it is not as exciting or impressive as expected 哑炮；令人失望的事；令人扫兴的事 The celebrations were a bit of a damp squib. 庆祝活动有点扫兴。