
美:/'drentʃt/
TOEFL,GRE
adj. 湿透的;充满的
v. 浸湿;大量覆盖;给(动物)灌药(drench 的过去式和过去分词)
We were caught in the storm and came home drenched to the skin.
我们遇上了暴雨,回到家时浑身湿透了。
My TDD rule of thumb is that tests should be moist but not drenched.
我的 TDD 经验法则是,测试应该是湿润的,但是不要湿透。
There were the two somber figures still following him, though their black sacks were drenched and dripping with water.
有两个阴森的人影仍跟在他后面,尽管他们的黑麻袋都湿透了,还在滴水。
She drenched herself in perfume.
她浑身洒满香水。
His face was drenched with sweat.
他满头大汗。
adj.|full/consumed;湿透的;充满的
v.|covered/overlaid;浸湿;强使服药;覆盖(drench的过去分词)
"drenched" 是形容词,指物体或人完全被液体浸透的状态,通常强调液体浸透的彻底性。该词源自古英语"drencan",本义为"使喝醉",后演变为"浸透"的现代含义。
从权威词典释义来看,牛津词典将其定义为"被水或其他液体完全湿透的状态",常用来描述暴雨淋湿衣物或物品被液体浸透的场景。剑桥词典补充说明该词带有突然、意外被浸湿的语境特征,如"在突如其来的暴雨中被淋得湿透"。
在具体使用场景中,该词常见于:
与近义词比较,"soaked"侧重吸收液体的过程,而"drenched"强调外力导致的完全浸透状态(Merriam-Webster词义辨析)。该词在柯林斯词典统计的语料库中,82%的用例与雨水相关,14%涉及其他液体,4%为比喻用法。
以下是关于单词drenched 的详细解释:
描述被液体浸湿
比喻性用法(情感或抽象事物)
如需更多例句或发音指导,可参考权威词典(如欧路词典、新东方在线)。
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