wet1 /wet/ ●●● S2 W3 adjectiveadj (comparativecomp wetter, superlativesupl wettest) → whet1 water/liquid 水/液体WET covered in or full of water or another liquid 湿的,潮的,潮湿的 OPP dry I’ve washed your shirt but it’s still wet. 我把你的衬衫洗过了,不过现在还是湿的。
get (something) wet Take an umbrella or you’ll get wet. 带把雨伞,不然你会被淋湿的。
wet with His face was wet with sweat. 他脸上湿乎乎的都是汗。
The man in the boat was wet through (=completely wet). 船上的那人浑身湿透。
soaking/dripping/sopping wet (=very wet) 湿透的 The towel was soaking wet. 这条毛巾湿淋淋的。
2 weather 天气DN rainy 多雨的,下雨的 There’s more wet weather on the way. 未来还有更多湿雨天气。
It’s very wet outside. 外面雨很大。
the wettest summer on record 有记录以来雨天最多的夏季
3 paint/ink etc 油漆/墨水等WET not yet dry 未干的 The paint’s still wet. 油漆还没干。
4 person 人 British EnglishBrE informal someone who is wet does not have a strong character, or is not willing to do something that you think they should do – used to show disapproval 〔人〕犹豫不决的,软弱的〔含贬义〕 Don’t be so wet! Just tell them you don’t want to go. 别这么窝囊!就告诉他们你不想去。
5. baby 婴儿 if a child or its nappy is wet, the nappy is full of urine 〔婴幼儿或尿片〕尿湿的 6. somebody is all wet American EnglishAmE informalWRONG/INCORRECT someone is completely wrong 某人大错特错somebody is all wet• Yes, the point at which we conclude that your reasoning is all wet.• It is all wet and then he had like a side view of it.• I peer into the rain for a glimpse of Storskarfjell, but it is all wet misery to the south. 7. wet behind the ears informalYOUNG very young and without much experience of life 年轻而没有人生经验;乳臭未干 —wetly adverbadv
—wetness noun [uncountableU]
n COLLOCATIONSadverbssoaking/sopping/wringing wet (=very wet)His suit was soaking wet.
dripping wet (=so wet that water is dripping off)She was dripping wet.
wet through (=with every part very wet)It never stopped raining and our clothes were wet through.
verbsget wetWe both got very wet when we tried to give the dog a bath.
get something wetI didn’t want to get my feet wet.
phrasescold and wetI was too cold and wet to keep going.
wet and muddyHis boots were wet and muddy.
THESAURUSwet covered in water or another liquid 湿的,潮的I’ve just washed my hair and it’s still wet. 我刚洗过头发,现在还是湿的。
You’d better change out of those wet clothes. 你最好把那身湿衣服换掉。
damp slightly wet 潮湿的Wipe the surfaces with a damp cloth. 用块湿布擦拭表面。
The sheets are still a little damp. 床单还是有点潮湿。
nThe grass was still too damp to sit on.
moist slightly wet, especially in a pleasant way – used about soil, food, or about someone’s skin or eyes 〔土壤、食物、皮肤或眼睛〕潮润的,湿润的It’s important to keep the soil moist. 保持土壤湿润很重要。
a delicious moist chocolate cake 美味软润的巧克力蛋糕
Her eyes became moist (=she was almost crying). 她的眼睛湿润了。
clammy feeling slightly wet, cold, and sticky – used about someone’s skin, especially when they are nervous or ill 〔尤因紧张或不适而皮肤〕湿黏的,湿冷的He had clammy hands. 他的手湿乎乎的。
Ruby was feverish and clammy with sweat. 鲁比发着烧,身上因为出汗黏糊糊的。
soggy unpleasantly wet and soft – used especially about food or the ground 〔尤指食物或地面〕受潮的,湿软的a bowl of soggy rice 一碗湿乎乎的米饭
It had been raining hard and the ground was soggy underfoot. 一直在下大雨,脚下的地面湿漉漉的。
humid/muggy used when the weather is hot but the air feels wet in a way that makes you uncomfortable 〔天气〕湿热的Summers in Tokyo are hot and humid. 东京的夏天又热又潮。
nthe humid heat of a tropical forest
very wet 湿透的soaked [not before noun] very wet all the way through – used especially about people and their clothes 〔尤指人及其衣服〕湿透的It absolutely poured with rain and we got soaked. 大雨倾盆,我们全湿透了。
His shirt was soaked with blood. 他的衬衫被血浸透了。
drenched [not before noun] very wet – used about a person or area after a lot of rain or water has fallen on them 〔人或地方因大雨或淋到水而〕湿透的Everyone got drenched when a huge wave hit the boat. 一个大浪打到小船上,每个人都浑身湿透。
The garden was completely drenched after the rain. 雨后这花园浸满了水。
saturated extremely wet, and unable to take in any more water or liquid 湿透的,饱和的His bandage was saturated with blood. 他的绷带被血浸透了。
The floods were the result of heavy rainfall on already saturated soil. 这次洪涝是原已饱和的土壤遭强降雨而致。
waterlogged /ˈwɔːtəlɒɡd $ ˈwɒːtərlɒːɡd, ˈwɑː-, -lɑːɡd/ used about ground that has water on its surface because it is so wet that it cannot take in any more 〔地面〕水浸的,水涝的The game was cancelled because the field was waterlogged. 比赛因场地浸水而取消。
sodden British EnglishBrE very wet with water – used about clothes and the ground. Sodden is less common than soaked 〔衣服或地面〕浸透的,湿透的〔sodden不如soaked常用〕The ground was still sodden. 地上仍然湿漉漉的。
He took off his sodden shirt. 他脱掉湿透的衬衣。