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covered with or containing liquid, especially water 潮的；湿的；潮湿的 wet clothes/hair/grass 湿衣服/头发/草 You'll get wet (= in the rain) if you go out now. 你要是现在出去会被淋湿的。 Try not to get your shoes wet. 尽量别弄湿了鞋子。 His face was wet with tears. 他泪流满面。 We were all soaking wet (= extremely wet). 我们都成了落汤鸡。 Her hair was still dripping wet. 她的头发仍然湿淋淋的。 My shirt was wet through (= completely wet). 我的衬衣湿透了。
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 ExamplesMind you don't get your feet wet. 提醒你一下，别把脚弄湿了。 The grass was wet with dew. 草地上有露水，湿漉漉的。 We got soaking wet just going from the car to the house. 我们从车里走到屋子就全身湿透了。 We were wet through and cold. 我们浑身又湿又冷。 The car had skidded in the wet road. 车在湿漉漉的路上打滑了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- with
- wet through
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(of weather, etc. 天气等 with rain 有雨的；下雨的 a spell of cold, wet weather 一段寒冷潮湿的天气 a wet climate 多雨的气候 What's the best thing to do with young children on a wet day? 下雨天跟小孩子玩什么最好呢？ It's wet outside. 外边下雨了。 It's going to be wet tomorrow. 明天有雨。 It was the wettest October for many years. 这是多年来下雨最多的一个十月份。 The weather will be wet and windy in the south. 南方的天气将会潮湿多风。
Extra ExamplesTopics Weathera2It's still a little wet outside. 外面还有点儿潮湿。 The weather may turn wet later on in the week. 本周后期可能会下雨。 permanently wet conditions 常年潮湿的状况
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- with
- wet through
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(of paint, ink, etc. 油漆、墨水等 not yet dry 尚未干的 if a child or its nappy is wet, its nappy is full of urine （儿童）尿湿了尿布的；（尿布）尿湿的 - (British English)
(of a person 人 not having a strong character 窝囊的；没有骨气的
Word OriginOld English wǣt (adjective and noun), wǣtan (verb); related to water.
Idioms
all wet
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completely wrong 完全错的；大错特错
get your feet wet
(still) wet behind the ears
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young and without much experience 乳臭未干；少不更事；没见过世面 He was still wet behind the ears, politically. 他在政治上仍然涉世不深。