英语词汇“moist”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	moist
释义	moist I. \ˈmȯist\ adjective (-er/-est) Etymology: Middle English moiste, from Middle French, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin muscidus, alteration (probably influenced by Latin musteus resembling new wine, from mustum new wine) of Latin mucidus slimy — more at must, mucid 1. a. obsolete : consisting of water : liquid < tears, the moist impediments unto my speech — Shakespeare > b. obsolete : characterized by succulence : lush, juicy < these moist trees — Shakespeare > < eat moist grapes — Num 6: 3 (Authorized Version) > c. : naturally or constitutionally wet — used in ancient and medieval sciences to describe one of the qualities of the four elements; opposed to dry d. of a sign of the zodiac : having a moist complexion e. obsolete : containing or bringing moisture < the vapors of a moist pot … soar up into the open air — Return from Parnassus: Part II > < the moist daughters of huge Atlas — Edmund Spenser > 2. a. : full of tears : watery < the eyes of both of us … were moist with the joy of success — Jack London > b. (1) : slightly or moderately wet : damp < the gravel paths were moist … with dew — Ernest Hemingway > (2) : saturated with moisture : humid, soggy < air which was still warmer and more moist moved in — G.R.Stewart > < the lush, moist, rice and cotton lands — American Guide Series: Texas > c. : characterized by humidity and frequent precipitation < jungles thrive in warm moist regions > 3. : employing or accompanied by moisture: as a. (1) : accompanied by tears : tearful < the urgent moist look in his eyes — Ethel Wilson > (2) : emotionally sentimental : maudlin < emotionally very moist about nationalism — A.F.Rolle > b. : utilizing a washing process < copper, zinc, and silver … extracted in the moist way — William Crookes > c. (1) : marked by a discharge or exudation of liquid < moist eczema > (2) : suggestive of the presence of liquid — used of sounds heard in auscultation < moist rales > Synonyms: see wet II. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English moiste, from moiste, adjective obsolete : moisture < myrtles and bays for want of moist grew wan — Josuah Sylvester > III. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English moisten, from moiste, adjective obsolete : moisten < no more the juice of Egypt's grape shall moist this lip — Shakespeare >
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