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

• He even tried getting passengers to spray saline up their noses to moisten the palate.
  他甚至还尝试让乘客向鼻子里喷盐水湿润鼻腔以获得更敏锐的感官。
• Function: give skin new experience and maintain skin'elasticity, moisten and nurse dry skin, let skin be aqua-healthy and look more young and resume pearl white perfectly in the sleeping.
  功效：新护肤体验，持续维护肌肤弹力，滋润调养干性肌肤，使肌肤呈现水润健康，越来越年轻，让肌肤在熟睡中完美回复珍皙珠白。
• 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。
• Remove the foil wrapper and moisten the suppository with water.
  去掉箔纸，用水湿润药栓。
• Moisten your clay, wet the other eye, drink, man.
  喝酒，再干一杯，喝吧，伙计。
• Moisten the cloth slightly before applying the lotion.
  先把布稍弄潮湿再使用此溶液。
• Moral education is conducted in moisten things silently, is equal in the hearts of teachers and students of communication carried out.
  道德的教育是在润物细无声中进行的，是在教师和学生平等的心灵沟通中进行的。
• 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。
• Moisten lung, relieve a cough and good for stomach.
  可止住咳嗽，对胃及肺有好处。
• 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。