wet /wɛt/ CET4 TEM4 ( wetting, wetted, wetter, wets, wettest )

• 1. 

  ADJ If something is wet, it is covered in water, rain, sweat, tears, or another liquid. 湿的

  例：

  He toweled his wet hair.

  他用毛巾将湿头发擦干。

  例：

  I lowered myself to the water's edge, getting my feet wet.

  我俯下身子靠近水边，把双脚弄湿。

• 2. 

  V-T To wet something means to get water or some other liquid over it. 弄湿

  例：

  When assembling the pie, wet the edges where the two crusts join.

  包馅儿饼的时候，要把两张馅饼皮捏合的地方弄湿。

• 3. 

  ADJ If the weather is wet, it is raining. 下雨的

  例：

  If the weather is wet or cold choose an indoor activity.

  如果下雨或是天气寒冷，就选择室内活动。

• 4. 

  N-SING The wet is used to mean wet weather. 雨天

  例：

  They had come in from the cold and the wet.

  他们从寒冷又下着雨的外面走了进来。

• 5. 

  ADJ If something such as paint, ink, or cement is wet, it is not yet dry or solid. (油漆、墨水、水泥等) 未干的

  例：

  ...leaves dipped in wet paint then pressed on white paper.

  …浸上未干的油漆然后又按压在白纸上的树叶。

• 6. 

  V-T If people, especially children, wet their beds or clothes or wet themselves, they urinate in their beds or in their clothes because they cannot stop themselves. (尤指孩子) 尿湿

  例：

  A quarter of 4-year-olds frequently wet the bed.

  4岁的孩子中有1/4经常性尿床。