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desiccate

/des-i-keyt/US // ˈdɛs ɪˌkeɪt //UK // (ˈdɛsɪˌkeɪt) //

干燥,脱水,干燥剂,干燥处理

Related Words

dry干,干燥的,干燥,干式dehydrate脱水,去水,脱水的,脱水的时候sear搜索,灼烧,灼伤,灼热parch鹦鹉,割裂,鹦鹉学舌,抛锚evaporate挥发,蒸发,挥发掉,蒸发掉devitalize振兴,贬损,贬值,泯灭生命力drain排水,排出,排水系统,排水渠deplete耗尽,消耗,消耗掉,穷尽exsiccate吐出,祛痰,祛除,祛病wither凋零,凋谢,枯萎,萎缩divest撤资,剥离,脱离,撤消shrivel萎缩,起皱纹,缩水,萎靡不振dry up干涸,涸泽而渔,阴干,干枯wizen智者,智慧,巫师,聪明人

Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    des·ic·cat·ed, des·ic·cat·ing.

    • : to dry thoroughly; dry up.
    • : to preserve by removing moisture; dehydrate.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    des·ic·cat·ed, des·ic·cat·ing.

    • : to become thoroughly dried or dried up.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbtake moisture out of
Forms: desiccated
Synonyms
dehydrate脱水,去水,脱水的,脱水的时候deplete耗尽,消耗,消耗掉,穷尽devitalize振兴,贬损,贬值,泯灭生命力divest撤资,剥离,脱离,撤消drain排水,排出,排水系统,排水渠dry干,干燥的,干燥,干式evaporate挥发,蒸发,挥发掉,蒸发掉exsiccate吐出,祛痰,祛除,祛病parch鹦鹉,割裂,鹦鹉学舌,抛锚sear搜索,灼烧,灼伤,灼热shrivel萎缩,起皱纹,缩水,萎靡不振wither凋零,凋谢,枯萎,萎缩anhydrate无水物,一水合物,一水儿,一水的dry up干涸,涸泽而渔,阴干,干枯wizen智者,智慧,巫师,聪明人

Examples

  • Over time, the liner paper or waxed paper will absorb moisture from the flower, gradually desiccating it.

  • The combination of high heat and low humidity will further desiccate the landscape, sucking moisture out of the ground and making it ripe to rapidly burn.

  • And aint I the owner of that news, and should I not desiccate it if I can?

  • To desiccate him in my laboratory with the quasi certainty of resuscitating him after the restoration of peace.

  • Another effect of the over heating of the stove is to desiccate or parch the air, and to render it irritating when breathed.

  • The effect of that would be to desiccate the human species in human conceit.

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