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n. 湿气, 潮湿, 水分, 雨天

a. 湿的, 潮的, 搞错的, 下雨的, 反对禁酒的

vi. 变湿

vt. 使...湿

[电] 湿




    wet
    wetted, wetter, wettest, wetting
    [ noun ]
    1. wetness caused by water

    2. <noun.state>
      drops of wet gleamed on the window
    [ verb ]
    1. cause to become wet

    2. <verb.change>
      Wet your face
    3. make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating

    4. <verb.body>
      This eight year old boy still wets his bed
    [ adj ]
    1. covered or soaked with a liquid such as water

    2. <adj.all>
      a wet bathing suit
      wet sidewalks
      wet weather
    3. containing moisture or volatile components

    4. <adj.all>
      wet paint
    5. supporting or permitting the legal production and sale of alcoholic beverages

    6. <adj.all>
      a wet candidate running on a wet platform
      a wet county
    7. producing or secreting milk

    8. <adj.all>
      a wet nurse
      a wet cow
      lactating cows
    9. consisting of or trading in alcoholic liquor

    10. <adj.all>
      a wet cargo
      a wet canteen
    11. very drunk

    12. <adj.all>


    Wet \Wet\, n. [AS. w[=ae]ta. See {Wet}, a.]
    1. Water or wetness; moisture or humidity in considerable
    degree.

    Have here a cloth and wipe away the wet. --Chaucer.

    Now the sun, with more effectual beams,
    Had cheered the face of earth, and dried the wet
    From drooping plant. --Milton.

    2. Rainy weather; foggy or misty weather.

    3. A dram; a drink. [Slang]


    Wet \Wet\ (w[e^]t), a. [Compar. {Wetter}; superl. {Wettest}.]
    [OE. wet, weet, AS. w[=ae]t; akin to OFries. w[=e]t, Icel.
    v[=a]tr, Sw. v[*a]t, Dan. vaad, and E. water. [root]137. See
    {Water}.]
    1. Containing, or consisting of, water or other liquid;
    moist; soaked with a liquid; having water or other liquid
    upon the surface; as, wet land; a wet cloth; a wet table.
    ``Wet cheeks.'' --Shak.

    2. Very damp; rainy; as, wet weather; a wet season. ``Wet
    October's torrent flood.'' --Milton.

    3. (Chem.) Employing, or done by means of, water or some
    other liquid; as, the wet extraction of copper, in
    distinction from dry extraction in which dry heat or
    fusion is employed.

    4. Refreshed with liquor; drunk. [Slang] --Prior.

    {Wet blanket}, {Wet dock}, etc. See under {Blanket}, {Dock},
    etc.

    {Wet goods}, intoxicating liquors. [Slang]

    Syn: Nasty; humid; damp; moist. See {Nasty}.


    Wet \Wet\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wet} (rarely {Wetted}); p. pr. &
    vb. n. {Wetting}.] [AS. w[=ae]tan.]
    To fill or moisten with water or other liquid; to sprinkle;
    to cause to have water or other fluid adherent to the
    surface; to dip or soak in a liquid; as, to wet a sponge; to
    wet the hands; to wet cloth. ``[The scene] did draw tears
    from me and wetted my paper.'' --Burke.

    Ye mists and exhalations, that now rise . . .
    Whether to deck with clouds the uncolored sky,
    Or wet the thirsty earth with falling showers.
    --Milton.

    {To wet one's whistle}, to moisten one's throat; to drink a
    dram of liquor. [Colloq.]

    Let us drink the other cup to wet our whistles.
    --Walton.


    Wet \Wet\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wet} (rarely {Wetted}); p. pr. &
    vb. n. {Wetting}.] [AS. w[=ae]tan.]
    To fill or moisten with water or other liquid; to sprinkle;
    to cause to have water or other fluid adherent to the
    surface; to dip or soak in a liquid; as, to wet a sponge; to
    wet the hands; to wet cloth. ``[The scene] did draw tears
    from me and wetted my paper.'' --Burke.

    Ye mists and exhalations, that now rise . . .
    Whether to deck with clouds the uncolored sky,
    Or wet the thirsty earth with falling showers.
    --Milton.

    {To wet one's whistle}, to moisten one's throat; to drink a
    dram of liquor. [Colloq.]

    Let us drink the other cup to wet our whistles.
    --Walton.

    1. Development of the winter wheat crop is about two weeks ahead of schedule because of unseasonably warm and wet weather to this point, and is now particularly vulnerable to a cold snap, analysts said.
    2. In Rupert, with a population just over 600, many feel the real issue on the ballot has more to do with the local family feud than the issue of wet versus dry.
    3. In practice, this spells safe, swift overtaking on wet or dry roads. It also spells temptation.
    4. Much of the land on which sugar-beet was to be grown remained wet and cold far longer than normal.
    5. "It was like digging through wet pie crust," Richards said.
    6. A new wet weather system was expected to reach the northern Pacific Coast on Thanksgiving day, bringing warmer temperatures and locally heavy rainfall will be locally heavy.
    7. Blizzard warnings were issued for the northwestern part of the state, and wet snow and 35 mph wind made driving hazardous.
    8. Heavy thunderstorms and at least one tornado developed Sunday over the South, and wet weather was scattered elsewhere across the central part of the nation.
    9. The wet weather was the result of low pressure that was pulling moisture northward out of the Gulf.
    10. 'They are going to be cold, wet and tired most of the time,' predicted Pete Goss, the former Royal Marine who trained the crews and himself skippers one of the yachts.
    11. Among other things, the small number reflects the fact that an unusually wet spring improved the condition of pastures.
    12. American Maize-Products has interests in corn wet milling, tobacco and building materials.
    13. Any jump in corn prices could eliminate profits, and the Midwest crop is unusually vulnerable to a yield-damaging frost this month because the wet summer slowed its maturity.
    14. It was cool, but Lucky's fur was wet and she was panting.
    15. These slides are plastic sheets that children wet with a hose and then slide on.
    16. "Grass should be cut in dry weather and in the early evening. If it is too wet from rain, dew or fog, the grass has a tendency to clump and not cut evenly.
    17. Sooner or later, you will slide or step into a pool deeper than your boots, and wet feet will be added to other discomforts. In such circumstances, self-control is lost easily.
    18. Put a lid on, leave the jar on a kitchen counter, making sure the towel remains wet.
    19. In recent days, anticipation of the report has put pressure on summer and fall contracts, but wet weather conditions in the western part of the Corn Belt has slowed the movement of hogs to market, tightening supplies and boosting the April contract.
    20. The wet weather followed a cold front crossing the Mississippi Valley.
    21. Problems with chemical-leaching processes at some refineries as a result of wet and cool weather increased costs at some copper companies, especially those with electro-winning processes, analysts say.
    22. If you want to see for yourself, the best way to visit EuroDisneyland is to go off-season, preferably when it is not too cold, or too wet.
    23. Villagers said they were told by authorities that water from a reservoir 1.2 miles north of Guce, used to store chemical waste from the state-owned Yanshan Petrochemical Co., would have to be released to avoid flooding during the wet season.
    24. "I don't think we will ever shoot a picture of a car going down a wet, winding road," Mr. Riney said.
    25. It was as if the wrapping of the wood in wet sacking was a rite which endowed my hands with a certain power.
    26. Tyson's car apparently skidded on a wet road about 11:20 a.m., said a spokesman for the boxer, Dan Klores.
    27. "They didn't hire me here to do wet T-shirt contests," Mr. Westin said.
    28. The month-long analysis begins July 8, seeking to learn more about the wet and dry seasons in portions of the United States and Mexico.
    29. "The forecast predicts a wet winter this year.
    30. Each bushel of maize wet milled into ethanol produces 13.5 lb of corn gluten feed.
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