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| 1 | covered with water or another liquid （沾有水或其他液体）湿的，潮的 |
| wet hair/grass/clothes 湿的头发/草/衣物 |
| You’ d better come in or you’ ll get wet. 你最好进来，否则你会淋湿的。 |
| +with Her forehead was wet with sweat. 她额头出汗了。 |
| soaking/sopping/dripping wet (=very wet) My socks and shoes were soaking wet. 湿透的 |
| all wet The baby needs a dry nappy-this one’ s all wet. 孩子需要换尿布了，这片全湿了。 |
| wet through (=completely wet) Where have you been? You’ re wet through! 湿透的 |
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| 2 | not yet dry or solid 尚未干的；尚未凝固的 |
| wet paint/ink/cement 未干的油漆/墨水/水泥 |
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| 3 | if the weather is wet , it is raining 下雨的；雨天的 |
| We’ ve had a lot of cold, wet, and windy weather recently. 最近总是刮风下雨又很冷。 |
| The climate in Seattle is rather wet. 西雅图的气候多雨。 |
| | 3a | rain 雨 | | Don’ t stand out there in the wet. 不要站在外边淋雨。 | |
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| 4 | BRITISH informal someone who is wet does not have enough confidence or determination 信心不足的；不果断的 |
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| - | all wet AMERICAN informal
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| completely wrong |
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| - | wet behind the ears informal
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| young and lacking knowledge and experience |
| 年轻且无经验的；乳臭未干的 |
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