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单词 dew-ponds
释义

dew1 /dū/

noun
  1. Moisture deposited from the air on cooling, esp at night, in minute specks upon the surface of objects
  2. A similar deposit or exudation of other kinds
  3. Early freshness
transitive verb (poetic)

To moisten (as) with dew

ORIGIN: OE dēaw; cf ON dögg, Ger Tau dew

dewˈily adverb

dewˈiness noun

dewˈy adjective

dewˈberry noun

A kind of bramble or blackberry (Rubus caesius; in America, other species) having a bluish, dew-like bloom on the fruit

dewˈ-bow noun

A rainbow-like appearance seen on a dewy surface

dewˈclaw noun

A rudimentary inner toe, esp on a dog's leg

dewˈdrop noun

  1. A drop of dew
  2. A drip, a drop of mucus on the end of the nose (informal)

dewˈfall noun

The deposition, or time of deposition, of dew

dewˈpoint noun

The temperature at which a given sample of moist air becomes saturated and forms dew

dewˈ-pond noun

A hollow once thought to be supplied with water by mist

dewˈ-retting noun

The process of rotting away the gummy part of hemp or flax by exposure on the grass to dew and rain

dew worm noun

The common earthworm

dewˈy-eyed adjective (often ironic)

Fresh, innocent

mountain dew (informal)

Whisky

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