| 单词 | saturate |
| 释义 | saturate v.tr. 1. fill with moisture; soak thoroughly. 2. (often foll. by with) fill to capacity. 3. cause (a substance, solution, vapour, metal, or air) to absorb, hold, or combine with the greatest possible amount of another substance, or of moisture, magnetism, electricity, etc. 4. cause (a substance) to combine with the maximum amount of another substance. 5. supply (a market) beyond the point at which the demand for a product is satisfied. 6. (foll. by with, in) imbue with or steep in (learning, tradition, prejudice, etc.). 7. overwhelm (enemy defences, a target area, etc.) by concentrated bombing. 8. (as saturated adj.) a (of colour) full; rich; free from an admixture of white. b (of fat molecules) containing the greatest number of hydrogen atoms. Derivatives saturate adj. literary. saturable adj. saturant n. & adj. Etymology: L saturare f. satur full |
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