wetting
變濕
wetting
潤濕
Wet, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wet (rarely Wetted); p. pr. & vb. n. Wetting.] 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.”
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.
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wet
adj 1: covered or soaked with a liquid such as water; "a wet
bathing suit"; "wet sidewalks"; "wet paint"; "wet
weather" [ant: dry]
2: supporting or permitting the legal production and sale of
alcoholic beverages; "a wet candidate running on a wet
platform"; "a wet county" [ant: dry]
3: producing or secreting milk; "a wet nurse"; "a wet cow";
"lactating cows" [syn: lactating] [ant: dry]
4: consisting of or trading in alcoholic liquor; "a wet cargo";
"a wet canteen"
5: very drunk [syn: besotted, blind drunk, blotto, crocked,
cockeyed, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated,
plastered, potty, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked,
soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff, tiddly, tiddley,
tight, tipsy]
n : wetness caused by water; "drops of wet gleamed on the
window" [syn: moisture]
v 1: cause to become wet; "Wet your face" [ant: dry]
2: make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating; "This eight year
old boy still wets his bed"
[also: wetting, wetted, wettest, wetter]
wetting
n 1: the act of making something wet
2: a euphemism for urination; "he had to take a leak" [syn: leak,
making water, passing water]