单词 | defog |
释义 | defog in British English (diːˈfɒɡ) verbWord forms: -fogs, -fogging or -fogged (transitive) to clear (something) of fog or vapour defog in American English (diˈfɑɡ, -ˈfɔɡ) transitive verbWord forms: -fogged, -fogging 1. to remove the fog or moisture from (a car window, mirror, etc.) 2. informal to make intelligible, specific, or obvious; clarify In a lengthy interview the mayor defogged the issues in the transit strike Word origin [1900–05; de- + fog1]This word is first recorded in the period 1900–05. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Young Turk, decompression, geopolitics, hormone, throwaway |
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