moisten

英 [ˈmɔɪsn]

美 [ˈmɔɪsn]

v.  (使)变得潮湿，变得湿润

过去式：moistened　现在分词：moistening　过去分词：moistened　第三人称单数：moistens　

TOEFL

BNC.20843 / COCA.15144

牛津词典

verb

• （使）变得潮湿，变得湿润
  to become or make sth slightly wet
  1. He moistened his lips before he spoke.
     他润了润嘴唇，接着就开始讲话。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使湿润;弄湿
  Tomoistensomething means to make it slightly wet.
  1. She took a sip of water to moisten her dry throat.
     她抿了一口水，润一下发干的喉咙。
  2. ...a moistened flannel.
     沾湿的毛巾

英英释义

verb

• make moist
  1. The dew moistened the meadows
  Synonym:washdampen
• moisten with fine drops
  1. drizzle the meat with melted butter
  Synonym:drizzle

双语例句

• Moisten your clay, wet the other eye, drink, man.
  喝酒，再干一杯，喝吧，伙计。
• Simply because people seeding it, simply because it embraced the earth, the sun shines only because of its rain moisten it.
  仅仅是因为人们播种了它，仅仅是因为大地拥抱了它，仅仅是因为阳光照耀了它雨露滋润了它。
• Remove the foil wrapper and moisten the suppository with water.
  去掉箔纸，用水湿润药栓。
• The abundant mineral elements contained in bamboo salt can remarkably relieve skin dryness and moisten skin.
  竹盐中含有丰富的矿物成份能显著舒缓肌肤干燥，补充肌肤所需水份。
• Instead of adding saturated fat to baked potatoes in the form of the butter or sour cream, a healthy dollop of plain yogurt can be used to moisten them.
  不要以黄油或酸奶油的形式将饱和脂肪添入烤土豆，一小勺健康的纯酸奶可以用来湿润它们。
• Moisten the soil, but do not make it muddy and soggy.
  濡湿的土壤，但不泥泞，使其浸湿。
• She took a sip of water to moisten her dry throat.
  她抿了一口水，润一下发干的喉咙。
• Specially designed to helps purify, moisten your skin, reducing the appearance of blemish and impurities.
  特为帮助净化，滋润肌肤，减少瑕疵和杂质的肌肤而设制。
• Drink some water to moisten your throat.
  喝点儿水润一润嗓子。
• Can not only quickly improve the skin metabolism, to moisten a whitening effect, but also anti-inflammatory, anti-allergy, to improve the skin and prevent skin diseases.
  不仅能迅速改善皮肤代谢，达到滋润美白的功效，更可以消炎、抗过敏，改善肤质并预防皮肤病。