| 单词 | liquid |
| 释义 | liquid —liquidly, adv. —liquidness, n. /lik"wid/, adj. 1. composed of molecules that move freely among themselves but do not tend to separate like those of gases; neither gaseous nor solid. 2. of, pertaining to, or consisting of liquids: a liquid diet. 3. flowing like water. 4. clear, transparent, or bright: liquid eyes. 5. (of sounds, tones, etc.) smooth; agreeable; flowing freely: the liquid voice of a trained orator. 6. in cash or readily convertible into cash without significant loss of principal: liquid assets. 7. Phonet. characterizing a frictionless speech sound pronounced with only a partial obstruction of the breath stream and whose utterance can be prolonged as that of a vowel, esp. l and r. 8. (of movements, gestures, etc.) graceful; smooth; free and unconstricted: the ballerina's liquid arabesques. n. 9. a liquid substance. 10. Phonet. either r or l, and sometimes m, n, ng. [1350-1400; ME liquyd < L liquidus, equiv. to liqu(ere) to be liquid + -idus -ID4] Syn. 1. LIQUID, FLUID agree in referring to matter that is not solid. LIQUID commonly refers to substances, as water, oil, alcohol, and the like, that are neither solids nor gases: Water ceases to be a liquid when it is frozen or turned to steam. FLUID is applied to anything that flows, whether liquid or gaseous: Pipes can carry fluids from place to place. |
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