| 词汇 | thesaurus_articles_full-of-or-covered-with-liquid |
| 释义 | full of or covered with liquidThese words describe people who are covered in liquid, or things that are full of or covered with liquid, especially water. One of the most common words for this is wet. Wet can be used to describe things that are holding or absorbing moisture, such as cloth, or things that water or liquid cover or sit on top of, like stone. The washing is still wet. Be careful - the floor is slippery when wet. The opposite of wet is dry. Is your hair dry yet? The pitch is finally dry, so the match can resume. For more opposites of wet, see the article at dry. If something is moist, it is slightly wet or contains a little moisture in a good way. Moist is most often used of foods and soil. You must try this carrot cake - it's so moist and delicious. Keep the soil moist until the seedlings have grown their first set of true leaves. Damp is also used to describe something or a place that is slightly wet or contains a little moisture, but in a way that is unpleasant or uncomfortable. The towels are still damp. Our house has a very damp basement, so you can't store anything in it. There are many words to describe things that are totally covered with water or are completely filled with water. Soaked is used to describe people who are covered with water, or things that are very wet and are holding as much water as they can. Soaking is also used to describe people who are covered with water, or something that is holding as much water as possible, but it is often used with the word wet. Sopping is also used with wet to describe people or things that are completely covered in or filled with water. Sopping is slightly more informal than soaking or soaked is. Your clothes are soaked! She came in from the rain and was soaked. It rained in the middle of the night, and when we woke up our sleeping bags were soaking wet. He hopped out of the shower and answered the phone soaking wet. The dog is sopping wet! What happened? I knocked the water pitcher into my lap accidentally and now I'm absolutely sopping. Something that is soggy is very wet and soft in a way that is unpleasant. It is only used to describe things that can absorb liquid. You can also use sodden this way, but sodden is more literary than soggy is. The yard was so soggy that we ruined our shoes. The chips were soggy and greasy, and the beer was warm. The fields were sodden and not fit for travel. If the ground is extremely wet because it is has absorbed as much water as it can, you can say it is saturated or waterlogged. After you transplant the plant, make sure the soil in the new pot is fully saturated. The outfield is completely saturated - it's not safe to continue the game. This plant grows best in boggy, waterlogged ground. You can't build on this land - it's waterlogged. If a person has been covered by water and their clothes or hair are holding as much water as possible, you can say that they look like a drowned rat or they are soaked, wet, or drenched to the skin. Look like a drowned rat is more informal than drenched to the skin. Did you get caught in the storm? You look like a drowned rat! He fell into the river and was drenched to the skin. For words to describe weather that is wet, see the articles at rainy and humid. Related articlesto cover in or fill with liquid |
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