| 词汇 | thesaurus_articles_to-cover-in-or-fill-with-liquid |
| 释义 | to cover in or fill with liquidThese verbs all describe covering something in liquid, or filling something with liquid, usually water. If you wet something, or wet something down, you are covering it with liquid, or making sure it is absorbing liquid. Wet the flannel before you wipe the child's face. Sprinkle water over the dough to wet it down. The opposite of the verb wet is dry. You need to dry your hair before you leave the house. For more opposites of wet, see the article at dry. Moisten and dampen are both used when you make something slightly wet, or cause it to become slightly wet by adding a small amount of liquid to it. He licked his lips to moisten them. Moisten a towel and use it to wipe down the table. Use a dampened paper towel to clean the cooker. Dampen your fingertips before you shape the dough. If you make something completely wet, or something becomes completely wet by absorbing a large amount of liquid, you can use saturate or soak to describe it. Fully saturate the ground after planting seeds. A tree branch fell through our roof during the storm, and water saturated the bedroom. Soak the clothes with detergent overnight. Rain absolutely soaked the golf course. Drench is used to describe making something extremely wet by covering it in too much liquid. Douse is used to describe making someone or something extremely wet by throwing liquid over them or it. My salad was absolutely drenched in dressing. The storm absolutely drenched the region. Rebels doused the car in petrol and set it on fire. The assailant doused the victim in an unknown liquid that was later determined to be bleach. You can use hydrate to describe making your body absorb a lot of water or moisture. You can use rehydrate to describe putting water that should be there back into your body after it has lost water. You'll need to hydrate before the race, so make sure to drink at least a litre of water the night before. This serum is great for hydrating mature skin. This moisturizer rehydrates dry and flaky hands. She was shaky after the race, but felt better after rehydrating. Related articlesfull of or covered with liquid |
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