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wetness

/wet/US // wɛt //UK // (wɛt) //

湿润度,湿度,潮湿,潮湿度

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
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    wet·ter, wet·test.

    • : moistened, covered, or soaked with water or some other liquid: wet hands.
    • : in a liquid form or state: wet paint.
    • : characterized by the presence or use of water or other liquid.
    • : moistened or dampened with rain; rainy: Wet streets make driving hazardous.
    • : allowing or favoring the sale of alcoholic beverages: a wet town.
    • : characterized by frequent rain, mist, etc.: the wet season.
    • : laden with a comparatively high percent of moisture or vapor, especially water vapor: There was a wet breeze from the west.
    • : Informal. intoxicated. marked by drinking: a wet night.
    • : using water or done under or in water, as certain chemical, mining, and manufacturing processes.
n.名词 noun
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    • : something that is or makes wet, as water or other liquid; moisture: The wet from the earth had made the basement unlivable.
    • : damp weather; rain: Stay out of the wet as much as possible.
    • : a person in favor of allowing the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages.
    • : Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. wetback.
v.有主动词 verb
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    wet or wet·ted, wet·ting.

    • : to make wet, as by moistening or soaking: Wet your hands before soaping them.
    • : to urinate on or in: The dog had wet the carpet.
v.无主动词 verb
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    wet or wet·ted, wet·ting.

    • : to become wet: Dampness may cause plastered walls to wet. My jacket has wet through.
    • : to urinate.

Phrases

  • wet behind the ears
  • wet blanket
  • wet one's whistle
  • all wet
  • get one's feet wet
  • like (wet as) a drowned rat
  • mad as a hornet (wet hen)

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • Down clusters lose their ability to loft, and therefore provide warmth, if they get wet.

  • In wetter regions, warming temperatures are causing more water to evaporate, leading to more clouds.

  • As the muscles cycle through wet, dry, wet, dry, their motion turns an electromagnetic generator, as long as there is water in the reservoir.

  • This wet bulb 35 temperature—the combination of heat and humidity together that’s fatal to humans if they’re not in air conditioning—is already striking a few times a year around the world.

  • Their UltraDry membrane also keeps your feet from getting wet.

  • Shooting as we did above our knees in water, the rain did not make any appreciable difference in our great wetness.

  • He pressed a button on the bulb in his hand; Bart gasped, feeling cold wetness on his head.

  • The sensation of wetness is composed of that of cold and easy movement over surface.

  • This chap stopped and passed a few commonplace remarks about the wetness of the trench, etc., and then passed on.

  • She felt a lump in her throat, a smile on her lips, and a wetness in her eyes.