mois·ten
verb/ˈmɔɪsn/
/ˈmɔɪsn/
[transitive, intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they moisten | /ˈmɔɪsn/ /ˈmɔɪsn/ |
| he / she / it moistens | /ˈmɔɪsnz/ /ˈmɔɪsnz/ |
| past simple moistened | /ˈmɔɪsnd/ /ˈmɔɪsnd/ |
| past participle moistened | /ˈmɔɪsnd/ /ˈmɔɪsnd/ |
| -ing form moistening | /ˈmɔɪsnɪŋ/ /ˈmɔɪsnɪŋ/ |
- moisten (something) to become or make something slightly wet
（使）变得潮湿，变得湿润 - He moistened his lips before he spoke.
他润了润嘴唇，接着就开始讲话。 - Moisten the tape with water before use.
使用前用水润湿胶带。 - Wash the wound gently with a piece of moistened cotton wool.
用湿润的药棉轻轻擦洗伤口。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryMoisten is used with these nouns as the object:- cloth
- lip
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from moist + -en. - He moistened his lips before he spoke.