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单词 wet
释义
adjective | verb
wetwet1 /wɛt/ ●●● S2 W2 adjective (comparative wetter, superlative wettest) Etymology
ETYMOLOGYwet1
Origin: Old English wæt
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS
 I don’t want to get my shoes wet.
 Look at your shirt – it’s all wet.
(=extremely wet) Her hair was soaking wet.
Thesaurus
THESAURUScovered in or full of water or another liquid
covered in or full of water or another liquid:  He put the wet towels out to dry. Be careful, the floor is still wet.
slightly wet, often in an unpleasant way:  The basement was dark and damp.
slightly wet in a pleasant way. Used especially about food:  Cooking the meat in this way keeps it moist and tender.
unpleasantly wet and soft:  My cereal got soggy.
(also muggy informal) warm, slightly wet, and uncomfortable. Used about the air or the weather:  It was mid-July, and the weather was warm and humid.
completely wet:  His shirt was soaked with blood.
completely wet. Used about the ground or natural materials:  The field was waterlogged and we had to cancel the game.
formal extremely wet, so that no more liquid can be taken in. Used especially in scientific language:  After the rain, the ground was saturated.
1covered in or full of water or another liquid:  He put the wet towels out to dry. Be careful, the floor is still wet.wet with His face was wet with sweat. I don’t want to get my shoes wet. Look at your shirt – it’s all wet.soaking/sopping/dripping wet (=extremely wet) Her hair was soaking wet.THESAURUSdamp – slightly wet, often in an unpleasant way:  The basement was dark and damp.moist – slightly wet in a pleasant way. Used especially about food:  Cooking the meat in this way keeps it moist and tender.soggy – unpleasantly wet and soft:  My cereal got soggy.humid (also muggy informal) – warm, slightly wet, and uncomfortable. Used about the air or the weather:  It was mid-July, and the weather was warm and humid.soaked/soaking/drenched – completely wet:  His shirt was soaked with blood.waterlogged – completely wet. Used about the ground or natural materials:  The field was waterlogged and we had to cancel the game.saturated formal – extremely wet, so that no more liquid can be taken in. Used especially in scientific language:  After the rain, the ground was saturated.2not yet dry:  The paint’s still wet.3if the weather is wet, it is raining4wet behind the ears informal very young and without much life experience5somebody is all wet informal used to say that someone is completely wrong [Origin: Old English wæt]—wetness noun [uncountable]
adjective | verb
wetwet2 ●●○ verb (past tense and past participle wet or wetted) [transitive] Verb Table
VERB TABLE
wet
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theywet
he, she, itwets
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theywet, wetted
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave wet, wetted
he, she, ithas wet, wetted
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad wet, wetted
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill wet
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have wet, wetted
Continuous Form
PresentIam wetting
he, she, itis wetting
you, we, theyare wetting
PastI, he, she, itwas wetting
you, we, theywere wetting
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been wetting
he, she, ithas been wetting
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been wetting
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be wetting
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been wetting
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS
 I nearly wet myself I was so scared.
 Sean wet the bed again.
1to make something wet:  Wet your hair and apply the shampoo.2to make yourself, your clothes, or your bed wet because you pass liquid waste from your body by accident:  I nearly wet myself I was so scared. Sean wet the bed again.3wet your whistle old-fashioned to have a drink, especially one with alcohol
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