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desiccated

/des-i-key-tid/US // ˈdɛs ɪˌkeɪ tɪd //UK // (ˈdɛsɪˌkeɪtɪd) //

干燥的,干枯的,干涸的,枯竭的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : dehydrated or powdered: desiccated coconut.

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Examples

  • The margins of survival in this desiccated land must be as thin as knives.

  • The Mastcam-Z will take in panoramic vistas that will help researchers get oriented, so they can tell if they’re looking at stones in a dried-up stream, a long-defunct volcanic vent, or a desiccated river delta.

  • There were, though, other loves that belied the appearance of a desiccated, workaholic spinster.

  • The ash beneath the stones where the eggs were found was only slightly moist; one clump of eggs was partially desiccated.

  • The road and the buildings look dry and desiccated, the harbour rather weary and end of the world.

  • Heaps of the books that have been written about the Bible are desiccated to the last grain of their dust.

  • The Seine no longer rolls its waves under Harfleur; and the desiccated harbor is now seen as a verdant meadow.

  • Frequently the child will scratch them off with the finger nails before they are entirely desiccated.