wet

Tính từ

(-tter; -ttest)

ẩm ướt, đẫm nước

did you get wet?

anh có bị [mưa] ướt không?

her cheeks were wet with tears

má nàng đẫm nước mắt

có mưa (thời tiết)

the wet season

mùa mưa

chưa khô, còn ướt (mực, sơn, keo…)

be careful, the paint is still wet

cẩn thận, sơn còn chưa khô

(Anh, khẩu ngữ, xấu) nhu nhược, thiếu quyết đoán, đần (người)

like a wet rag

mệt mỏi lê bước

soaked (wet) to the skin

xem skin

[still] wet behind the ears

(khẩu ngữ, xấu) miệng còn hôi sữa

wet through

ướt sũng

Danh từ

tình trạng ẩm ướt

(Anh, xấu) người đần độn; người nhu nhược

nhà chính khách chủ trương ôn hòa

the wet

(số ít)

thời tiết ẩm ướt; mưa

come in out of the wet

hãy vào trú mưa đi

Động từ

(wet hoặc wetted)

làm ẩm ướt, làm ướt

wet the clay a bit more before you start to mould it

thêm nước vào đất sét trước khi bắt đầu nặn

wet the (one's) bed

(không dùng ở dạng bị động; quá khứ hay dùng wet)

đái dầm

wet one's whistle

(khẩu ngữ, cũ)

uống rượu

* Các từ tương tự:
wet blanket, wet dock, wet dream, wet fish, wet-nurse, wet-suit, wet-time, wether, wetlands
adjective

wetter; wettest

covered or soaked with water or another liquid :not dry

a pile of wet clothes/towels/leaves

Be careful not to slip on the wet floor.

My hair is still wet.

My shoes got wet when I stepped in the puddle.

The grass was wet with dew.

His clothes were dripping/soaking/sopping wet. [=very wet]

(Brit) His clothes were wet through. [=completely/very wet]

having a lot of rain :rainy

a cold, wet morning

wet climates

It has been a wet spring. [=it has rained a lot this spring]

of paint, plaster, etc. :not yet dry :still moist or sticky

wet cement

Don't touch the paint. It's still wet.

US informal :allowing alcoholic beverages to be sold or drunk

a wet state/county

soaked with urine

wet diapers :wearing a diaper that is soaked with urine

The baby is wet.

Brit informal + disapproving :lacking strength and determination

The main character is so wet [=weak] that it's hard to feel sorry for him.

all wet

US informal :completely wrong :not correct

She told him that his argument was all wet.

He's all wet.

get your feet wet

to begin doing a new job, activity, etc., in usually a slow and simple way in order to become more familiar with it

She got her feet wet at her new job by doing some simple filing tasks.

wet behind the ears

informal :young and not experienced

The young reporter was still wet behind the ears.

verb

wets; wet or wetted; wetting

[+ obj] to cause (something) to become wet

I wet/wetted a sponge under the faucet.

Avoid wetting the leaves when you water the plant.

The morning dew had wet/wetted his shoes. - often + down

In the early evening, she wets down the grass with a hose.

to make (a bed or your clothes) wet by urinating

The little boy accidentally wet his pants.

Our daughter was still wetting the bed. [=was still urinating while sleeping in bed]

I laughed so hard I almost wet myself.

wet your whistle

xem whistle

noun

plural wets

[count] Brit informal + disapproving :a person who belongs to the Conservative Party and who has moderate or liberal ideas

the wet :rainy weather :rain

We stayed out in the wet all afternoon.

* Các từ tương tự:
wet bar, wet blanket, wet dream, wet nurse, wet suit, wetback, wetland
adjective

During the rainy season, the ground is far too wet for planting

moist

moistened

damp

dampened

soaked

soaking

sopping

wringing

dripping

sodden

soppy

saturated

drenched

We have had a very wet spring this year

rainy

raining

teeming

pouring

drizzling

showery

She considered some of her colleagues too wet to take the tough action needed

feeble

weak

irresolute

effet

namby-pamby

foolish

ineffectual

ineffective

spineless

timorous

cowardly

noun

The wet stood out on his forehead

moisture

water

wetness

dampness

damp

humidity

liquid

Come in out of the wet, and warm yourself by the fire

rain

wetness

mist

dew

fog

damp

humidity

Why is he such a wet about standing up for his rights?

milksop

softie or softy

lightweight

Colloq drip

loser

Brit weed

Slang wimp

US weak sister

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