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

• His tongue even strayed out to moisten them.
  他甚至不知不觉地伸出舌头来舔舔嘴唇。
• Because our own heart, also need to be moisten constantly with comfort.
  因为我们自己的心田，也需要不断地滋润和慰藉。
• 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。
• Moisten cylinder-head screws thinly with engine oil.
  用机油轻度湿润气缸盖螺钉。
• Moisten the cloth slightly before applying the lotion.
  先把布稍弄潮湿再使用此溶液。
• If you are a drop of water, do you moisten an inch of the land?
  如果你是一滴水，你是否滋润了一寸土地？
• Can repair and moisten sunburnt skin, reducing redness and avoiding the skin peeling.
  有效的修复并滋润晒后皮肤，令红色减淡，防止晒后脱皮。
• 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。
• The environment wants to have the always mutually respectful and attentive sky, then can moisten my mind.
  环境要有相濡以沫的天空，才能滋润我心灵。
• Moisten the soil, but do not make it muddy and soggy.
  濡湿的土壤，但不泥泞，使其浸湿。