wet

wet

W0104300 (wĕt)adj. wet·ter, wet·test 1. Covered or soaked with a liquid, such as water: a wet towel.2. Not yet dry or firm: wet paint.3. a. Stored in or prepared with water or other liquids.b. Characterized by the use or presence of water or liquid reagents: wet chemistry.c. Involving the performance of experiments rather than the design or analysis of them: a wet lab.4. a. Rainy, humid, or foggy: wet weather.b. Characterized by frequent or heavy precipitation: a wet climate.5. Informal Allowing the sale of alcoholic beverages: a wet county.n.1. Something that wets; moisture.2. Rainy or snowy weather: go out into the wet.3. Informal One who supports the legality of the production and sale of alcoholic beverages.v. wet or wet·ted, wet·ting, wets v.tr.1. To make wet; dampen: wet a sponge.2. To make (a bed or one's clothes) wet by urinating.v.intr.1. To become wet.2. To urinate.Idioms: all wet Slang Entirely mistaken. wet behind the ears Inexperienced; green. wet (one's) whistle Informal To take a drink.

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[Middle English, from Old English wǣt; see wed- in Indo-European roots.]

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wet′ness n.wet′ta·ble adj.wet′ter n.

wet

(wɛt) adj, wetter or wettest1. moistened, covered, saturated, etc, with water or some other liquid2. not yet dry or solid: wet varnish. 3. (Physical Geography) rainy, foggy, misty, or humid: wet weather. 4. (Chemistry) employing a liquid, usually water: a wet method of chemical analysis. 5. (Law) chiefly US and Canadian characterized by or permitting the free sale of alcoholic beverages: a wet state. 6. (Brewing) chiefly US and Canadian characterized by or permitting the free sale of alcoholic beverages: a wet state. 7. informal Brit feeble or foolish8. wet behind the ears informal immature or inexperienced; naiven9. wetness or moisture10. (Physical Geography) damp or rainy weather11. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) informal Brit a Conservative politician who is considered not to be a hard-liner. Compare dry²¹12. informal Brit a feeble or foolish person13. (Brewing) chiefly US and Canadian a person who advocates free sale of alcoholic beverages14. (Physical Geography) the wet Austral (in northern and central Australia) the rainy seasonvb, wets, wetting, wet or wetted15. to make or become wet16. (Physiology) to urinate on (something)17. (Cookery) (tr) dialect to prepare (tea) by boiling or infusing18. (Brewing) wet one's whistle informal to take an alcoholic drink[Old English wǣt; related to Old Frisian wēt, Old Norse vātr, Old Slavonic vedro bucket] ˈwetly adv ˈwetness n ˌwettaˈbility n ˈwettable adj ˈwetter n ˈwettish adj

wet

(wɛt)

adj. wet•ter, wet•test, adj. 1. moistened, covered, or soaked with water or some other liquid. 2. in a liquid form or state: wet paint. 3. characterized by the presence or use of water or other liquid. 4. moistened or dampened with rain; rainy. 5. allowing or favoring the sale of alcoholic beverages: a wet town. 6. characterized by frequent rain, mist, etc.: the wet season. 7. laden with moisture or vapor, esp. water vapor: a wet breeze from the west. 8. intoxicated. n. 9. something that is or makes wet, as water or other liquid; moisture. 10. damp weather; rain. 11. a person in favor of allowing the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages. v.t. 12. to make (something) wet. 13. to urinate on or in. v.i. 14. to become wet. 15. (of animals and children) to urinate. Idioms: 1. all wet, completely mistaken; in error. 2. wet behind the ears, immature; naive; green. [before 900; Middle English wett, past participle of weten, Old English wǣtan to wet; replacing Middle English weet, Old English wǣt, c. Old Frisian wēt, Old Norse vātr; akin to water] wet′ly, adv. wet′ness, n. wet′ter, n.

wet

Past participle: wet/wetted
Gerund: wetting

Imperative
wet
wet

Present
I wet
you wet
he/she/it wets
we wet
you wet
they wet

Preterite
I wet/wetted
you wet/wetted
he/she/it wet/wetted
we wet/wetted
you wet/wetted
they wet/wetted

Present Continuous
I am wetting
you are wetting
he/she/it is wetting
we are wetting
you are wetting
they are wetting

Present Perfect
I have wet/wetted
you have wet/wetted
he/she/it has wet/wetted
we have wet/wetted
you have wet/wetted
they have wet/wetted

Past Continuous
I was wetting
you were wetting
he/she/it was wetting
we were wetting
you were wetting
they were wetting

Past Perfect
I had wet/wetted
you had wet/wetted
he/she/it had wet/wetted
we had wet/wetted
you had wet/wetted
they had wet/wetted

Future
I will wet
you will wet
he/she/it will wet
we will wet
you will wet
they will wet

Future Perfect
I will have wet/wetted
you will have wet/wetted
he/she/it will have wet/wetted
we will have wet/wetted
you will have wet/wetted
they will have wet/wetted

Future Continuous
I will be wetting
you will be wetting
he/she/it will be wetting
we will be wetting
you will be wetting
they will be wetting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been wetting
you have been wetting
he/she/it has been wetting
we have been wetting
you have been wetting
they have been wetting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been wetting
you will have been wetting
he/she/it will have been wetting
we will have been wetting
you will have been wetting
they will have been wetting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been wetting
you had been wetting
he/she/it had been wetting
we had been wetting
you had been wetting
they had been wetting

Conditional
I would wet
you would wet
he/she/it would wet
we would wet
you would wet
they would wet

Past Conditional
I would have wet/wetted
you would have wet/wetted
he/she/it would have wet/wetted
we would have wet/wetted
you would have wet/wetted
they would have wet/wetted

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	wet - wetness caused by water; "drops of wet gleamed on the window"moisturewetness - the condition of containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water); "he confirmed the wetness of the swimming trunks"
Verb	1.	wet - cause to become wet; "Wet your face"alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"bedew - cover with drops of dew or as with dewsouse, soak, sop, dowse, drench, douse - cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face"moisten, dampen, wash - make moist; "The dew moistened the meadows"irrigate, water - supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams; "Water the fields"besprinkle, sparge, sprinkle - scatter with liquid; wet lightly; "Sprinkle the lawn"squirt - wet with a spurt of liquid; "spurt the wall with water"dowse, douse - wet thoroughlydry, dry out - remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair"
	2.	wet - make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating; "This eight year old boy still wets his bed"make water, micturate, pass water, pee, pee-pee, relieve oneself, spend a penny, take a leak, piss, wee, wee-wee, urinate, piddle, puddle, make - eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug"
Adj.	1.	wet - covered or soaked with a liquid such as water; "a wet bathing suit"; "wet sidewalks"; "wet weather"dry - free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet; "dry land"; "dry clothes"; "a dry climate"; "dry splintery boards"; "a dry river bed"; "the paint is dry"
	2.	wet - containing moisture or volatile components; "wet paint"dry - lacking moisture or volatile components; "dry paint"
	3.	wet - supporting or permitting the legal production and sale of alcoholic beverages; "a wet candidate running on a wet platform"; "a wet county"dry - opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages; "the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers"; "a dry state"
	4.	wet - producing or secreting milk; "a wet nurse"; "a wet cow"; "lactating cows"lactatingdry - not producing milk; "a dry cow"
	5.	wet - consisting of or trading in alcoholic liquor; "a wet cargo"; "a wet canteen"alcoholic - characteristic of or containing alcohol; "alcoholic drinks"
	6.	wet - very drunk besotted, blind drunk, blotto, pie-eyed, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, crocked, fuddled, pissed, pixilated, plastered, cockeyed, loaded, stiff, tightjargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"drunk, inebriated, intoxicated - stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol); "a noisy crowd of intoxicated sailors"; "helplessly inebriated"

wet

adjective1. damp, soaked, soaking, dripping, saturated, moist, drenched, watery, soggy, sodden, waterlogged, moistened, dank, sopping, aqueous, wringing wet He rubbed his wet hair with a towel.
damp dried, dry, hardened, set, parched, bone-dry2. rainy, damp, drizzly, showery, raining, pouring, drizzling, misty, teeming, humid, dank, clammy It was a miserable wet day.
rainy fine, dry, sunny, arid3. (Informal) feeble, soft, weak, silly, foolish, ineffectual, weedy (informal), spineless, effete, boneless, timorous, namby-pamby, irresolute, wussy (slang), nerdy or nurdy (slang) I despised him for being so wet and spineless.verb1. moisten, spray, damp, dampen, water, dip, splash, soak, steep, sprinkle, saturate, drench, douse, irrigate, humidify Wet the fabric with a damp sponge before ironing.
moisten dry, dehydrate, parch, desiccatenoun1. rain, rains, damp, drizzle, wet weather, rainy season, rainy weather, damp weather They had come in from the cold and the wet.
rain dry weather, fine weather2. moisture, water, liquid, damp, humidity, condensation, dampness, wetness, clamminess splashing around in the wet of the puddles
moisture dryness

wet

adjectiveCovered with or full of liquid:sodden, soggy, sopping, soppy.verb1. To make thoroughly wet:douse, drench, saturate, soak, sodden, sop, souse.2. To make moist:bathe, dampen, moisten, wash.

Translations

多雨的把...弄湿湿气湿的潮湿的

wet

(wet) adjective1. containing, soaked in, or covered with, water or another liquid. We got soaking wet when it began to rain; His shirt was wet through with sweat; wet hair; The car skidded on the wet road. 濕的 湿的2. rainy. a wet day; wet weather; It was wet yesterday. 多雨的 多雨的 verb – present tense ˈwetting: past tense, past participles wet, ~ˈwetted – to make wet. She wet her hair and put shampoo on it; The baby has wet himself / his nappy / the bed. 弄濕 把...弄湿 noun1. moisture. a patch of wet. 濕氣 湿气2. rain. Don't go out in the wet. 雨天 雨天ˈwetness noun 濕 湿wet blanket a depressing companion. 掃興的人 扫兴的事或人ˈwet-nurse noun a woman employed to breast-feed someone else's baby. 奶媽 奶妈ˈwetsuit noun a rubber suit for wearing in cold conditions when diving etc. 潛水服 潜（跳）水服 wet through soaked to the skin. 濕透 湿透

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