moist
adjective /mɔɪst/
/mɔɪst/
- slightly wet
微湿的；湿润的 - The warm moist air is perfect for growing fruit trees.
温暖湿润的空气最适于果树生长。 - a rich moist cake
松软味浓的蛋糕 - Water the plants regularly to keep the soil moist.
定时浇灌植物以保持土壤湿润。 - Her eyes were moist (= with tears).
她眼含泪水。
Synonyms wetwet- moist
- damp
- soaked
- drenched
- saturated
以上各词均形容物体等潮的、湿的。 - wet covered with or full of liquid, especially water:
指潮的、湿的、潮湿的： - The car had skidded on the wet road.
汽车在湿路上打滑了。 - You’ll get wet (= in the rain) if you go out now.
你现在出去就会被淋湿。
- The car had skidded on the wet road.
- moist slightly wet, often in a way that is pleasant or useful:
指微湿的、湿润的、润泽的，常指是舒适或有益的： - a lovely rich moist cake
可爱的松软味浓的蛋糕
- a lovely rich moist cake
- damp slightly wet, often in a way that is unpleasant:
指微湿的、潮湿的、湿度大的，常指令人不舒服的： - The cottage was cold and damp.
这小屋又冷又湿。
- The cottage was cold and damp.
- soaked (rather informal) very wet:
指湿透了： - You’re soaked through! (= completely wet)
你都湿透了！
- You’re soaked through! (= completely wet)
- drenched very wet:
指湿透了： - We were caught in the storm and came home drenched to the skin.
我们遇上了暴雨，回到家时浑身湿透了。
- We were caught in the storm and came home drenched to the skin.
用 soaked 还是 drenched？ 上述两词均可与 with 或 in 连用： * soaked 亦可用于名词前，drenched 通常不这样用： - saturated very wet:
指湿透、浸透： - The ground is completely saturated: it would be pointless to plant anything.
地已经浸透，种什么东西都是白搭。
- The ground is completely saturated: it would be pointless to plant anything.
- wet/moist/damp/soaked/drenched/saturated with something
- soaked/drenched in something
- somebody’s coat/shirt/shoes/clothes/hair is/are wet/damp/soaked/drenched
- wet/moist/damp/saturated ground/earth
- to get wet/moist/damp/soaked/drenched/saturated
- Her skin felt moist and feverish.
她的皮肤摸上去又湿又热。 - His fingers were becoming moist with sweat.
他的手指汗津津的。 - Keep the atmosphere in your greenhouse slightly moist throughout the spring.
春天里保持温室的空气略微湿润些。 - Try to keep the soil evenly moist.
尽量保持土壤均匀湿润。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- very
- a little
- slightly
- …
- with
词源late Middle English: from Old French moiste, based on Latin mucidus ‘mouldy’ (influenced by musteus ‘fresh’, from mustum, neuter (used as a noun) of mustus ‘new’). - The warm moist air is perfect for growing fruit trees.