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moisture

/mois-cher/US // ˈmɔɪs tʃər //UK // (ˈmɔɪstʃə) //

湿度,水汽,水分,墒情

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : condensed or diffused liquid, especially water: moisture in the air.
    • : a small quantity of liquid, especially water; enough liquid to moisten.

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Examples

  • Unusually wet winters promote the growth of trees and other plants, followed by dry, hot summers that draw the moisture out of them.

  • September and October typically mark the peak of California’s fire season, when plants have been sapped of moisture by the state’s dry summer.

  • Such patterns include the intermittent oceanic warming known as El Niño, the extent of sea ice in the Arctic Ocean and the amounts of moisture in soils across the continents.

  • It’s like a tornado, which dissipates under the wrong temperature and moisture conditions.

  • The device now generated about five times more power than it had with the natural moisture.

  • Turns out that wool regulates temperature, repels water, wicks away moisture, and resists stains and dirt.

  • The excessive snowfall was due to an abundance of moisture in the storm system.

  • On one hand, warmer air can hold more moisture than cool air can, so moisture content will increase with global temperatures.

  • Kathie goes too far in a segment about ants that “are seeking out moisture.”

  • Global cooling meant that the air had less capacity to hold moisture from the oceans, leading to fewer rains and more arid climes.

  • The little mouth puckered at the corners and moisture gathered in the blue eyes.

  • The moisture gives mildness to the tobacco, but renders inhalation so difficult that weak lungs are unfitted to bear it.

  • The crop is usually bountiful, notwithstanding the heat of the summer and the absence of moisture in the soil.

  • Should it still be too moist to be sown, it must be again turned over, and mixed with some dry substance to absorb the moisture.

  • A bed turned in the Fall will hold moisture better than burned later.