- [not usually before noun]
completely wet synonym soaked湿透;浸透 Saturated soil lacks air, without which plant roots die. 浸透的土壤缺乏空气,而没有空气植物的根会腐烂。 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。
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? Both of these words can be used with with or in:用 soaked 还是 drenched? soaked/drenched with/in sweat/blood. Soaked but not usually drenched can also be used before a noun:上述两词均可与 with 或 in 连用: their soaked clothes • their drenched clothes* 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
- [usually before noun] (
chemistry )化学 if a chemical solution (= a liquid with something dissolved in it) is saturated, it contains the greatest possible amount of the substance that has been dissolved in it (溶液)饱和的 a saturated solution of sodium chloride 氯化钠饱和溶液
- [usually before noun]
(of colours )颜色 very strong 深的;浓的 saturated reds 深红色