wet
adj
(-tter, -ttest)
1 covered, soaked or moistened with liquid, esp water 有液體的; (尤指)濕的, 浸透的, 潮濕的
wet clothes, grass, roads 濕的衣物、 草、 道路
Her cheeks were wet with tears. 她淚流滿面.* Did you get wet (eg in the rain)? 你淋濕了嗎?
dripping wringing (ie thoroughly) wet 濕透的.
2 (of weather, etc) rainy (指天氣等)有雨的, 下雨的, 多雨的: a wet day 下雨天
the wet season 雨季 * It was the wettest October for many years. 多年來十月份從來沒下過這麼多雨.
3 (of ink, paint, plaster, etc) recently applied and not yet dry or set (指墨水、 油墨、 油漆、 灰泥等)尚未乾的, 尚未凝固的
Be careful the paint is still wet. 小心--油漆還沒乾呢.
Don't walk on the wet cement. 水泥未乾時不要在上面行走.
4 (Brit infml derog 口, 貶) (of a person) lacking purpose or spirit; ineffectual, indecisive or dull (指人)無目的的, 無精神的, 不能勝任的, 不果斷的, 遲鈍的
It was rather wet of you to say nothing when you had the chance. 你有機會說卻什麼也沒說, 真笨.
5 (idm 習語) like a wet `rag tired and bedraggled 又累又濕又臟. soaked/wet to the skin => skin. (still) ,wet behind the `ears (infml derog 口, 貶) immature or inexperienced; nave 無經驗的; 幼稚的; 乳臭未乾的. a ,wet `blanket (infml 口) person who spoils other people's pleasure because he is gloomy, dull, pessimistic, etc (因自己消沉、 沉悶、 悲觀等)使別人興致低落的人, 掃興的人
He was such a wet blanket at the party that they never invited him again. 他在那次聚會中異常掃興, 人家再也不邀請他了. ,wet `through thoroughly soaked 濕透
We got wet through. 我們都濕透了.
My overcoat is wet through. 我的大衣完全濕透了. wet, n
1 the wet [sing]
wet weather; rain 雨天; 雨:Come in out of the wet. 快進來免得淋著.
2 [U] moisture潮濕; 水氣.
3 [C] (Brit derog 貶)
(a) dull or feeble person 遲鈍的或軟弱的人.
(b) politician who favours moderate rather than extreme policies 穩健而不激進的政治家
Tory wets 保守黨中的溫和派. wet, v (-tt-; pt, pp wet or wetted)
1 [Tn] make (sth) wet; moisten (sth) 使(某物)濕; 弄濕(某物)
Wet the clay a bit more before you start to mould it. 把泥再弄濕點再動手塑造.
2 (idm 習語) wet the/one's `bed (not passive; past tense usu wet 不用於被動語態; 過去時態通常作wet) urinate when in bed (and asleep) (睡眠中)尿床. wet one's `whistle (dated infml 舊, 口) have a drink, esp an alcoholic one 喝飲料(尤指酒). wetting n (usu sing 通常作單數) instance of becoming or being made wet 弄濕
get a wetting in the heavy rain 在大雨中淋濕.
?? 考研助記
我們(we)在小傘(t)下淋 濕了
?? 擴展釋義
*[wet]n. 濕氣, 潮濕, 水分, 雨天a. 濕的, 潮的, 搞錯的, 下雨的, 反對禁酒的vi. 變濕vt. 使...濕【電】 濕相關詞組: be wet through
?? 醫學釋義
濕的,潮濕的
?? 同為「初中」詞匯
thickenvt.& vi. (使)變厚;使更厚;
vt. 使(話等)不清晰;使模糊;使(情節等)復雜;
vi. 變得不清晰;變得模糊;變復雜;