| 单词 | moisten |
| 释义 | moisten (once / 447 pages) v To moisten is to make something slightly damp or just barely wet. It used to be necessary to moisten a postage stamp with your tongue before sticking it on an envelope, but today stamps stick without being licked. A misty rain will moisten your hair, and running uphill moistens your forehead with sweat. Your houseplant that prefers a small amount of water will be happiest if you barely moisten the soil. While rain overnight will leave your front lawn soaking wet, the morning dew will simply moisten each blade of grass. Moisten comes from moist, from the Old French moiste, "damp." The Latin root means something closer to "moldy or slimy." WORD FAMILYmoisten: moistened, moistener, moistening, moistens, moisture+/moist: moisten, moister, moistly, moistness/moistener: moisteners/moistening: moistenings/moisture: moistures, moisturise, moisturize/moisturize: moisturized, moisturizes, moisturizing USAGE EXAMPLESThe footprints were laid down in a layer of ash that was subsequently buried, but which when moistened retained the tracks like clay. The Guardian(Dec 14, 2016) Their paws are perfectly moistened to keep their movement quiet, helping them stalk their prey. Washington Post(Nov 29, 2016) His partner’s mother started making him vegetarian chili and stuffing moistened with water instead of chicken stock. New York Times(Nov 15, 2016) 1v make moist The dew moistened the meadows Syn|Hypo|Hyper dampen, wash humidify, moisturise, moisturize make (more) humid bastecover with liquid before cooking hydratecause to be hydrated; add water or moisture to wet cause to become wet 2v moisten with fine drops Syn|Hyper drizzle splash, splosh, sprinkle cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force |
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