| 单词 | moisture |
| 释义 | moisture (once / 669 pages) n Moisture is the feeling of wetness — what you want in your cupcake but not in your diapers. Moisture is the noun related to the adjective moist, which you might use to describe damp soil, clammy air, or melt-in-your-mouth desserts. Moisture has also been known to promote mold growth and frizz otherwise tame hair, so it doesn't have many fans — other than tropical plants and the very thirsty. WORD FAMILYmoisture: moistures, moisturise, moisturize+/moist: moisten, moister, moistly, moistness/moisten: moistened, moistener, moistening, moistens, moisture/moistener: moisteners/moistening: moistenings/moisturize: moisturized, moisturizes, moisturizing USAGE EXAMPLESThat same system might bring much-needed moisture to Southern California by the middle of the week. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) The intense heat baked the soil, leaving it slick and unable to absorb moisture from a huge thunderstorm that followed two months later. BBC(Dec 29, 2016) Cook, stirring occasionally, until most of the moisture released from the mushrooms evaporates, about 5 minutes. Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) n wetness caused by water Syn|Hyper wet wetness the condition of containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water) |
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