| 释义 |
▪ I. saturating, vbl. n.|ˈsætjʊəreɪtɪŋ|
[-ing1.]
The action of the vb. saturate. In quots. attrib.
1850Daubeny Atom. Theory vii. (ed. 2) 193 Yet there is no fundamental difference between the two acids, and their saturating power is exactly the same. 1857Miller Elem. Chem. (1862) III. 168 The sulphuric acid thus combined with the elements of alcohol, loses half its saturating power.
▪ II. saturating, ppl. a.|ˈsætjʊəreɪtɪŋ|
[f. saturate v. + -ing2.]
In senses of the vb.
1760–72H. Brooke Fool of Qual. (1792) I. 182 After a saturating meal, and an enlivening cup, they departed. 1860Emerson Cond. Life, Behaviour Wks. (Bohn) II. 381 The persevering talker, who gives you his society in large saturating doses. 1862Dana Man. Geol. §52. 50 Aluminium combines with a saturating quantity of oxygen to form alumina. 1897M. Kingsley W. Africa 44 An over supply of rain, and equally saturating mists. |