The forms wet and wetted are both used as the past tense and past participle of the verb. wet 的过去式和过去分词为 wet 或 wetted。
1 ADJ-GRADED 湿的;潮湿的 If something is wet, it is covered in water, rain, sweat, tears, or another liquid. 湿的;潮湿的
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He towelled his wet hair.
他用毛巾擦干湿发。
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I lowered myself to the water's edge, getting my feet wet.
我弯下身子走到水边,把脚弄湿了。
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My gloves were soaking wet.
我的手套都湿透了。
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I saw his face was wet with tears. [+ with]
我看见他满脸泪水。
2 VERB (用水或其他液体)弄湿,沾湿 To wet something means to get water or some other liquid over it. (用水或其他液体)弄湿,沾湿
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When assembling the pie, wet the edges where the two crusts join. [VERB noun]
捏合馅饼时,要弄湿两张饼皮粘连的地方。
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Fielding nervously wet his lips and tried to smile. [VERB noun]
菲尔丁紧张地舔了舔嘴唇,努力挤出笑容。
3 ADJ-GRADED 下雨的 If the weather is wet, it is raining. 下雨的
SYN rainy, damp, drizzly, showery
The wet is used to mean wet weather.
雨天 4 ADJ 未干的;湿的 If something such as paint, ink, or cement is wet, it is not yet dry or solid. 未干的;湿的
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I lay the painting flat to stop the wet paint running.
我把油画平放以防止未干的颜料流动。
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She rendered the walls in cement and, while it was still wet, applied the shells.
她用水泥抹墙,并趁它还没干时粘上贝壳。
5 ADJ-GRADED 尿湿的 If a child or its nappy or clothing is wet, its nappy or clothing is soaked in urine. 尿湿的
6 VERB 尿湿 If people, especially children, wet their beds or clothes or wet themselves, they urinate in their beds or in their clothes because they cannot stop themselves. 尿湿
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A quarter of 4-year-olds frequently wet the bed. [VERB noun]
4岁大的孩子中有1/4经常尿床。
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To put it plainly, they wet themselves. [VERB pronoun-reflexive]
说白了就是,他们尿裤子了。
7 ADJ [ADJ n] (鱼)新鲜的 Wet fish is fish that is sold fresh and uncooked, and not frozen or dried. (鱼)新鲜的 [British]
8 ADJ-GRADED (人)软弱的,窝囊的,没有信心的 If you say that someone is wet, you mean that they are weak and lacking in enthusiasm, energy, or confidence. (人)软弱的,窝囊的,没有信心的 [British, informal, disapproval]
9 N-COUNT 保守党温和派成员 A wet is a Conservative politician who supports moderate political policies and opposes extreme ones. 保守党温和派成员 [British]
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The left, the so-called 'wets', thought more state spending would mean more jobs.
左派,也就是所谓的“温和派”,认为更多的政府支出将意味着更多的就业机会。
10 PHRASE 年轻且无经验的;乳臭未干的 If you say that someone is still wet behind the ears, you mean that they have only recently arrived in a new place or job, and are therefore still not experienced. 年轻且无经验的;乳臭未干的
11 to wet your whistle→see: whistle
Word Partnership | Use wet with: |
VERB. | get wet 1 |
ADJ. | soaking wet 1 cold and wet 1 3 |
N. | wet clothes, wet feet, wet grass, wet hair, wet sand 1 wet snow, wet weather 3 wet the bed 6 |
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