| 单词 | wet |
| 释义 | wet adj., v., & n. --adj (wetter, wettest) 1. soaked, covered, or dampened with water or other liquid (a wet sponge; a wet surface; got my feet wet). 2. (of the weather etc.) rainy (a wet day). 3. (of paint, ink, etc.) not yet dried. 4. used with water (wet shampoo). 5. Brit. colloq. feeble, inept. 6. Brit. Polit. colloq. Conservative with liberal tendencies, esp. as regarded by right-wing Conservatives. 7. sl. (of a country, of legislation, etc.) allowing the free sale of alcoholic drink. 8. (of a baby or young child) incontinent (is still wet at night). --vtr. (wetting; past and past part. wet or wetted) 1. make wet. 2. a urinate in or on (wet the bed). b refl. urinate involuntarily. --n 1. moisture; liquid that wets something. 2. rainy weather; a time of rain. 3. Brit. colloq. a feeble or inept person. 4. Brit. Polit. colloq. a Conservative with liberal tendencies (see sense 6 of adj.). 5. colloq. a drink. Phrases and idioms wet the baby's head colloq. celebrate its birth with a (usu. alcoholic) drink. wet behind the ears immature, inexperienced. wet blanket see BLANKET. wet dock a dock in which a ship can float. wet dream an erotic dream with involuntary ejaculation of semen. wet fly an artificial fly used under water by an angler. wet look a shiny surface given to clothing materials. wet-nurse n. a woman employed to suckle another's child. --vtr. 1. act as a wet-nurse to. 2. colloq. treat as if helpless. wet pack the therapeutic wrapping of the body in wet cloths etc. wet suit a close-fitting rubber garment worn by skin-divers etc. to keep warm. wet through (or to the skin) with one's clothes soaked. wetting agent a substance that helps water etc. to spread or penetrate. wet one's whistle colloq. drink. Derivatives wetly adv. wetness n. wettable adj. wetting n. wettish adj. Etymology: OE w{aelig}t (adj. & n.), w{aelig}tan (v.), rel. to WATER: in ME replaced by past part. of the verb |
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