wet clothes/grass/hair湿衣服;湿草;湿头发wet weather/a wet day雨天➡ See also the entry for soft另见soft条wet ♦︎ moist ♦︎ damp ♦︎ soaked ♦︎ sodden ♦︎ drenched ♦︎ saturatedThese words all describe things that are covered with or full of liquid, especially water.这些词均表示潮的、湿的。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺下图显示这些词所表达湿的程度
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PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆wet / moist / damp / soaked / drenched / saturated with sth◆soaked / drenched in sth◆sb's clothes / hair is / are wet / damp / soaked / sodden / drenched◆sb's coat / shirt is wet / damp / soaked / drenched◆sb's shoes are wet / damp / soaked / drenched◆wet / moist / damp / sodden / saturated ground / earth◆wet / moist / damp / saturated soil◆to become wet / moist / damp / soaked / drenched / saturated◆to get wet / moist / damp / soaked / sodden / drenched◆very / slightly wet / moist / damp◆absolutely / thoroughly / completely soaked / drenched / saturated■wetcovered with or full of liquid, especially water潮的;湿的◆The car had skidded in the wet road.车在湿漉漉的路上打滑了。◆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.尽量别把鞋子弄湿了。◆We were all soaking wet(= extremely wet).我们都成了落汤鸡。◆ (BrE) My shirt was wet through(= completely wet).我的衬衣湿透了。OPPdryⓘ In this meaning dry has no synonyms of its own.形容干燥时,dry没有同义词◆Is my shirt dry yet?我的衬衫干了吗?◆Store onions in a cool dry place.洋葱要贮存在凉爽干燥处。 see also wet ⇨ soakverb■moist (oftenapproving) slightly wet, often in a way that is pleasant or useful微湿的,湿润的(常指舒适或有益)◆The warm moist air is perfect for growing fruit trees.温暖湿润的空气最适于果树生长。◆a lovely rich moist cake形状可爱、松软味浓的蛋糕◆Water the plants regularly to keep the soil moist.定时给植物浇水以保持土壤湿润。 see also moisture ⇨ moisture, moisten ⇨ soak■damp (sometimesdisapproving) slightly wet, often in a way that is unpleasant潮湿的,湿气重的(常指令人不舒服)◆The cottage was cold and damp.这小屋又冷又潮。◆Wipe the surface with a damp cloth.用湿布擦拭表面。 see also damp ⇨ moisture, dampen ⇨ soak■soaked səʊkt; NAmEsoʊkt (ratherinformal) very wet湿透的;湿漉漉的◆He woke up soaked with sweat.他醒了,浑身都是汗。◆His soaked shirt stuck to his chest.他的衬衫湿透了,紧贴在前胸上。◆ (especially BrE) You're soaked to the skin(= completely wet)!你浑身湿透了! see also soak ⇨ soak■soddenvery wet湿透的;湿漉漉的◆I had to get out of my sodden clothes.我不得不换掉湿漉漉的衣服。◆I preferred not to sit on the sodden grass.我不愿坐在湿漉漉的草上。■drencheddrentʃt [not usually before noun] very wet湿透;湿漉漉◆His face was drenched with sweat.他满头大汗。◆Her clothes were drenched in blood.她的衣服让血浸透了。 see also drench ⇨ soakNOTE辨析 Soaked, sodden or drenched?Soaked and drenched, but notsodden can be used with with or in. * soaked和drenched可以与with或in连用,但是sodden不可以◆soaked / drenched with / in sweat / blood / tears / perspiration被汗水/鲜血/泪水/汗水浸透了◆sodden with/in sweat/blood/tears/perspirationSoaked and sodden but not usually drenched can also be used before a noun. * soaked和sodden还可用于名词前,但是drenched通常不可以◆their soaked / sodden clothes / sheets他们那湿透了的衣服/被单◆their drenched clothes/sheetsThings that are sodden are usually wet with water, especially rain; it is often used to describe the ground. * sodden通常指被雨水淋湿,常描述土地◆the sodden earth / ground / grass / turf / fields被淋湿的大地/土地/草地/草皮/农田Things that are soaked or drenched can be wet with water, sweat or blood; these words are not used to describe the ground. * soaked或drenched可以指被水、汗水或血液浸透,不用于描述土地◆the soaked/drenched earth/ground/grass/turf/fields■saturated ˈsætʃəreɪtɪd (ratherformal, written) very wet湿透的;浸透的◆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。wet2
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wet clothes/grass/hair湿衣服;湿草;湿头发wet weather/a wet day雨天➡ See also the entry for rough2另见rough条第2义wet ♦︎ bad ♦︎ rainyThese words all describe the weather when it is not good.这些词均表示天气不好的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆wet / bad / rainy weather◆a wet / rainy day / morning / afternoon / evening / night / month / season◆It's wet / rainy.◆very wet / bad / rainy■wethaving or bringing rain有雨的;下雨的◆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 was the wettest October for many years.那是多年来雨量最多的一个10月份。OPPdry ⇨ sunny■bad(of the weather) unpleasant, cold, wet, etc.(天气)令人不快的,冷的,下雨的◆On the last day the weather turned bad.最后那天,天气变得很糟。OPPgood ⇨ sunny■rainy (ratherinformal) having or bringing rain有雨的;下雨的◆We woke up to a rainy day.我们醒来时,天正下着雨。◆I went there during the rainy season.我去那儿时正赶上雨季。◆This valley is said to be the rainiest place in Britain.据说这个峡谷是英国最多雨的地方。 see also rain ⇨ rainnounNOTE辨析 Wet or rainy?Wet is used a little more frequently than rainy, especially in slightly more formal contexts such as the weather forecast. However, rainy is much more frequent than wet in the phrase the rainy/wet season(= the season during which it rains a lot in some parts of the world). * wet较rainy稍常用,在气象预报等稍正式的语境中尤其如此。但是在短语the rainy/wet season中,rainy比wet常见得多。