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单词 soggy
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Definition of soggy in English:

soggy

adjectivesoggiest, soggier ˈsɒɡiˈsɑɡi
  • 1Wet and soft.

    we squelched through the soggy ground
    the chorus sings powerfully but the interpretation is ultimately soggy
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I glanced sideways and verified that upon the nest of limp lettuce and soggy tomato resided no meatball pattie.
    • The sodden rocket would not ignite and his soggy parachute failed to open.
    • He spun around and crouched low behind the tree, his soggy shoes making squishy sounds.
    • On this night the sky was overcast, the ground soggy from a day's rain and the place mostly deserted.
    • Heavy rainfall over the weekend is keeping fields soggy and tractors idle.
    • The walkways yesterday were a deep, soggy mess that spoiled many a good pair of golf shoes and a lot of clothing.
    • Both of them make great soup; and you must be here on a soggy afternoon to know how valuable a good bowl of steaming soup is.
    • If we had learned anything from our earlier soggy adventures, it was to let wetness just happen.
    • More than six inches of rain has drenched an already soggy Los Angeles this holiday weekend.
    • There are neighbourhoods that are still evacuated and a lot of soggy basements.
    • On a very soggy pitch both teams served up some very exciting hurling.
    • Heavy rains over East London the past two weeks have left the outfield soggy and conditions were soft underfoot.
    • At present the very wet conditions are not helping as the clay is soggy.
    • Start the jug swinging and try to insert spoonfuls of soggy cereal into the mouth of the jug while pretending to be a plane.
    • Yes, the ground may still be soggy and it's still cold outside, but you can still garden!
    • The soggy firewood was gathered, tents put up, and a line strung between trees to hang the wet gear to dry.
    • Jason Sorens' dream is off to a better start than the soggy failures of the past.
    • Surveyors, trudging barefoot through the mud, stuck flags into the soggy earth marking the city limits.
    • What's left of Hurricane Charley will make it a soggy weekend in the area, as expected.
    • Lumpy custard, soggy cabbage and mushy peas are perhaps the most memorable features of school dinners in years gone by.
    Synonyms
    soft and wet, mushy, squashy, pulpy, pappy, slushy, sloppy, squelchy, squishy, oozy, doughy, semi-liquid, over-moist
    1. 1.1 Dull and lifeless.
      the chorus sing powerfully but the interpretation is ultimately soggy

Derivatives

  • soggily

  • adverb
    • Erin deflated to his normal self and fell soggily to the floor.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • By this time a crowd had gathered, and they all watched as she straightened up soggily with the strange bird.
      • The waffle-ice cream nexus has a sublime moment of perfection before the ice cream melts and before the waffle cools and the crust soggily succumbs to the pooling glacé.
      • The lettuce leaves glistened with dressing, rather than sulking soggily at the bottom of the plate.
      • Gilly glowered soggily at him from behind the overflowing basin, wielding a large sponge and a rather nasty-looking scrub brush.
  • sogginess

  • nounˈsɒɡɪnəsˈsɑɡinəs
    • The simple bun does its duty, holding up well and resisting sogginess.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Few people were on the road because of the mud and sogginess.
      • Pastry appears again beneath the milk chocolate tart, and it is flawless, flaky and fresh, without a hint of the sogginess of almost every other restaurant tart shell.
      • Wilfred stared down at his feet, and noticed with shame that the newspapers were disintegrating from their sogginess, leaving a trail of newspaper shreds in his wake.
      • Steaming or boiling takes around the same time, and boiled broccoli should be carefully drained to avoid sogginess.

Origin

Early 18th century (in the sense 'boggy'): from dialect sog 'a swamp' + -y1.

Rhymes

boggy, cloggy, doggy, foggy, froggy, groggy, moggie, smoggy
 
 

Definition of soggy in US English:

soggy

adjectiveˈsɑɡiˈsäɡē
  • 1Wet and soft.

    the sandbags were soggy and split open
    the chorus sings powerfully but the interpretation is ultimately soggy
    Example sentencesExamples
    • More than six inches of rain has drenched an already soggy Los Angeles this holiday weekend.
    • Surveyors, trudging barefoot through the mud, stuck flags into the soggy earth marking the city limits.
    • On a very soggy pitch both teams served up some very exciting hurling.
    • At present the very wet conditions are not helping as the clay is soggy.
    • On this night the sky was overcast, the ground soggy from a day's rain and the place mostly deserted.
    • Jason Sorens' dream is off to a better start than the soggy failures of the past.
    • Heavy rainfall over the weekend is keeping fields soggy and tractors idle.
    • What's left of Hurricane Charley will make it a soggy weekend in the area, as expected.
    • I glanced sideways and verified that upon the nest of limp lettuce and soggy tomato resided no meatball pattie.
    • If we had learned anything from our earlier soggy adventures, it was to let wetness just happen.
    • There are neighbourhoods that are still evacuated and a lot of soggy basements.
    • Heavy rains over East London the past two weeks have left the outfield soggy and conditions were soft underfoot.
    • Lumpy custard, soggy cabbage and mushy peas are perhaps the most memorable features of school dinners in years gone by.
    • The walkways yesterday were a deep, soggy mess that spoiled many a good pair of golf shoes and a lot of clothing.
    • He spun around and crouched low behind the tree, his soggy shoes making squishy sounds.
    • The sodden rocket would not ignite and his soggy parachute failed to open.
    • Start the jug swinging and try to insert spoonfuls of soggy cereal into the mouth of the jug while pretending to be a plane.
    • The soggy firewood was gathered, tents put up, and a line strung between trees to hang the wet gear to dry.
    • Both of them make great soup; and you must be here on a soggy afternoon to know how valuable a good bowl of steaming soup is.
    • Yes, the ground may still be soggy and it's still cold outside, but you can still garden!
    Synonyms
    soft and wet, mushy, squashy, pulpy, pappy, slushy, sloppy, squelchy, squishy, oozy, doughy, semi-liquid, over-moist
    1. 1.1 Dull and lifeless.
      the chorus sing powerfully but the interpretation is ultimately soggy

Origin

Early 18th century (in the sense ‘boggy’): from dialect sog ‘a swamp’ + -y.

 
 
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