wet
adjective
uk/wet/us/wet/wetter|wettestwetadjective(NOT DRY)
A2
coveredinwateror anotherliquid:
湿的，潮湿的a wetfloor潮湿的地板
a wetumbrella湿淋淋的伞
wethair湿头发
Mybikegotwet in therain.我的自行车在雨中淋湿了。
I had toridemybikein therainand gotsoaking(= very)wet.我不得不骑车在雨中行进，全身都淋湿了。
informalYoupoorthing - you'reall(= very)wet.你这个可怜的家伙——全身都淋湿了。
B1
Wetpaint,ink, or asimilarsubstancehas not hadtimetodryandbecomehard:
（油漆、墨水等）未干的The paint's still wet.油漆还没有干。
anoticesaying "Wetpaint!"一块写有“油漆未干！”的告示牌
A2
used todescribeweatherorperiodsoftimewhenrainfalls:
多雨的，下雨的We've had wetweatherallweek.整个星期都在下雨。
This is the first wetdayfor twomonths.这是两个月以来的第一场雨。
Thepresentationwill takeplaceindoorsifit's wet.如果下雨的话，仪式就在室内举行。
be wet through
to becompletelywet:
全湿透了Come inquickly- you're wet through.快点进来——你全身都湿透了。
- We got so wet thatourclothesclungto us.
- Thetyreson mycardon'tcopevery well on wetroads.
- Level the wetcementbefore it sets.
- Mybookgot wet and all thepageshavestucktogether.
- Thewoodwas wet and would notburn.
Wet weather & wetness
- clamminess
- damp
- dampness
- dankness
- dreich
- drench
- drenched/soaked/wet to the skinidiom
- moist
- moisten
- monsoon
- saturate
- saturated
- soak
- soggily
- sogginess
- spongy
- sun shower
- waterlogged
- wetly
- wetness
wetadjective(WEAK)
UK
used todescribesomeone who has aweakcharacterand does notexpressanyforcefulopinions:
软弱的；懦弱的；窝囊的Don't be so wet.别那么窝囊。
Weakness and vulnerability
- Achilles heel
- at a low ebbidiom
- be (only) flesh and bloodidiom
- besomeone'spoodleidiom
- brittle
- helplessly
- helplessness
- house of cardsidiom
- human
- impotence
- sitting target
- soft target
- submissive
- submissively
- submissiveness
- wetly
- wetness
- wimpy
- wonky
- wuss
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Doubt & ambivalence
Idioms
a wet weekend
be wet behind the ears
wet
verb[T]
uk/wet/us/wet/to make something wet:
把…弄湿；使潮湿Wet thepowderthoroughlyandmixtoremovelumps.将这些粉末彻底弄湿，搅拌均匀并剔除结块。
He wetted adishclothandtriedtorubthemarkaway.他蘸湿了一块布，试图将那块污迹擦掉。
wet yourself
tourinateinyourclothesbyaccident
尿湿自己的衣服wet the/yourbed
tourinateinyourbedbyaccident:
尿床She still sometimes wets thebedatnight.她夜里有时还尿床。
Wet weather & wetness
- clamminess
- damp
- dampness
- dankness
- dreich
- drench
- drenched/soaked/wet to the skinidiom
- moist
- moisten
- monsoon
- saturate
- saturated
- soak
- soggily
- sogginess
- spongy
- sun shower
- waterlogged
- wetly
- wetness
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Animal physiology: urine & urinating
Idiom
wetyourwhistle
wet
noun
UKuk/wet/us/wet/wetnoun(WATER)
[U]
liquid,especiallywater:
液体（尤指水）Don't putyournewspaperdown in the wet.别把报纸放在水上。
the wetmainlyUK
wetweather:
雨天Don'tleaveit out there in the wet.雨天不要把它放在外面。
Water in general
- aquatically
- aqueous
- bathwater
- bathymetric
- bathymetry
- brackish
- briny
- distilled water
- ditchwater
- freshwater
- grey water
- hypersaline
- hypersalinity
- non-turbulent
- overwater
- pool
- rainwater
- salt water
- soft water
- storm surge
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Precipitation: rain
wetnoun(PERSON)
[C]UKdisapproving
someone who has aweakcharacterand does notexpressanyforcefulopinions:
软弱的；懦弱的；窝囊的Come onTom, don't be such a wet!汤姆，快点！别这么窝囊！
[C]UKdisapproving
amemberof theConservativePartyinBritainwith nostrongorextremeopinions
英国保守党中观点不够鲜明（或激烈）的人Weakness and vulnerability
- Achilles heel
- at a low ebbidiom
- be (only) flesh and bloodidiom
- besomeone'spoodleidiom
- brittle
- helplessly
- helplessness
- house of cardsidiom
- human
- impotence
- sitting target
- soft target
- submissive
- submissively
- submissiveness
- wetly
- wetness
- wimpy
- wonky
- wuss
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Government ministers & civil servants