wet
adjective/wet/
/wet/
(comparative wetter, superlative wettest)
Idioms - covered with or containing liquid, especially water
潮的；湿的；潮湿的 - wet clothes/hair/grass
湿衣服／头发；湿草 - You'll get wet (= in the rain) if you go out now.
你要是现在出去会被淋湿的。 - Try not to get your shoes wet.
尽量别弄湿了鞋子。 - His face was wet with tears.
他泪流满面。 - We were all soaking wet (= extremely wet).
我们都成了落汤鸡。 - Her hair was still dripping wet.
她的头发仍然湿淋淋的。 - My shirt was wet through (= completely wet).
我的衬衣湿透了。
Synonyms wetwetmoist ▪ damp ▪ soaked ▪ drenched ▪ saturatedThese words all describe things covered with or full of liquid, especially water.wet covered with or full of liquid, especially water:- The car had skidded on the wet road.
汽车在湿路上打滑了。 - You’ll get wet (= in the rain) if you go out now.
你现在出去就会被淋湿。
- a lovely rich moist cake
可爱的松软味浓的蛋糕
- The cottage was cold and damp.
这小屋又冷又湿。
- You’re soaked through! (= completely wet)
你都湿透了！
- We were caught in the storm and came home drenched to the skin.
我们遇上了暴雨，回到家时浑身湿透了。
- The ground is completely saturated: it would be pointless to plant anything.
地已经浸透，种什么东西都是白搭。
- wet/moist/damp/soaked/drenched/saturated with something
- soaked/drenched in something
- somebody’s coat/shirt/shoes/clothes/hair is/are wet/damp/soaked/drenched
- wet/moist/damp/saturated ground/earth
- to get wet/moist/damp/soaked/drenched/saturated
Extra Examples- Mind you don't get your feet wet.
提醒你一下，别把脚弄湿了。 - The grass was wet with dew.
草地上有露水，湿漉漉的。 - We got soaking wet just going from the car to the house.
我们从车里走到屋子就全身湿透了。 - We were wet through and cold.
我们浑身又湿又冷。 - The car had skidded in the wet road.
车在湿漉漉的路上打滑了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- with
- wet through
- wet clothes/hair/grass
- (of weather, etc.) with rain
有雨的；下雨的 - a spell of cold, wet weather
一段阴冷多雨的日子 - a wet climate
多雨的气候 - What's the best thing to do with young children on a wet day?
下雨天跟小孩子玩什么最好呢？ - It's wet outside.
外边下雨了。 - It's going to be wet tomorrow.
明天有雨。 - It was the wettest October for many years.
这是多年来下雨最多的一个十月份。 - The weather will be wet and windy in the south.
南方天气将潮湿多风。
Extra ExamplesTopics Weathera2- It's still a little wet outside.
外面还有点儿潮湿。 - The weather may turn wet later on in the week.
本周后期可能会下雨。 - permanently wet conditions
常年潮湿的状况
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- with
- wet through
- a spell of cold, wet weather
- (of paint, ink, etc.) not yet dry
尚未干的 - Keep off! Wet paint.
油漆未干，请勿靠近！
- Keep off! Wet paint.
- if a child or its nappy is wet, its nappy is full of urine
（儿童）尿湿了尿布的；（尿布）尿湿的 - (British English) (of a person) (informal, disapproving) not having a strong character
窝囊的；没有骨气的 - ‘Don't be so wet,’ she laughed.
“别这么窝囊。”她笑道。
More Like This Consonant-doubling adjectivesConsonant-doubling adjectives- big
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- flat
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- ‘Don't be so wet,’ she laughed.
Word OriginOld English wǣt (adjective and noun), wǣtan (verb); related to water.
Idioms
all wet
- (North American English, informal) completely wrong
完全错的；大错特错
get your feet wet
- (especially North American English, informal) to start doing something that is new for you
初次涉足；开始做（新鲜的事情） - At that time he was a young actor, just getting his feet wet.
那时他还是个年轻演员，才初出茅庐。
- At that time he was a young actor, just getting his feet wet.
(still) wet behind the ears
- (informal, disapproving) young and without much experience
乳臭未干；少不更事；没见过世面 - He was still wet behind the ears, politically.
在政治上，他仍然一无所知。
- He was still wet behind the ears, politically.