saturate
gb/sˈæt͡ʃɚˌeɪt/ us/sˈæt͡ʃɚˌeɪt/
B2
อังกฤษ
~ 7500
telít, eláraszt, átitat, átáztat, színtelítettséget növel, telítettebbé tesz, sűrű tűz alá vesz, lövedékekkel eláraszt
คำกริยา
C1
1
รูปแบบการใช้:
to saturate [something] with [something]
Streaming services have saturated the market with new shows.
A streamingszolgáltatók új sorozatokkal árasztották el a piacot.
The city was saturated with election posters and campaign messages.
A várost elárasztották a választási plakátok és kampányüzenetek.
After years of rapid growth, the smartphone market is now saturated.
The company plans to saturate social media with targeted ads before the product launch.
Emergency alerts saturated the network during the storm.
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The TV channel is saturated with commercials.
A tévécsatorna tele van reklámokkal.
Cheap products from abroad saturated the local market.
Az olcsó külföldi termékek elárasztották a helyi piacot.
News about the scandal saturated my social media feed.
Tourists saturated the small town in the summer.
The inbox was saturated with promotion emails.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes use *saturate* where *fill* or *cover* is more natural in everyday speech. *Saturate* sounds stronger and more complete than *fill*, and is often used for markets, media, or areas that already have more than enough of something.
ความหมาย
fill so completely nothing more fits
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
saturate the market
|saturate demand
|saturate the media
|saturate the airwaves
|saturate a region
|saturated with ads
คำพ้องความหมาย
flood (Often suggests a sudden or overwhelming amount, especially of things like products, messages, or information.)
คำตรงข้าม
limit (Means to keep the amount of something small or controlled, instead of filling completely.)
หัวข้อ
business
|media
|general
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
คำจำกัดความ
To give or add so much of something that there is no more space, need, or interest for more.
To supply or fill something to such an extent that it cannot take or absorb any more, often creating an excess.
คำกริยา
B2
2
รูปแบบการใช้:
to saturate [something] with [liquid]
Heavy rain saturated the soil in just a few hours.
A heves eső néhány óra alatt teljesen átáztatta a talajt.
She saturated the sponge with soapy water before wiping the table.
Mielőtt letörölte az asztalt, szappanos vízzel átitatta a szivacsot.
The ground was already saturated, so the extra rain caused flooding.
Floodwaters saturated the carpets and walls on the lower floor.
Once the paper is saturated with ink, it starts to tear easily.
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The towel is saturated with water.
A törölköző teljesen csuromvizes.
Rain saturated the field last night.
Az eső tegnap éjjel teljesen feláztatta a mezőt.
Please saturate the cloth with cleaner before you use it.
The soil is saturated, so the plants do not need more water.
My shoes were saturated after I walked in the storm.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may say *very wet* or *full of water* when *saturated* is more precise, especially in written descriptions. Also, they sometimes confuse *soak* (less technical, more everyday) with *saturate* (often used when something cannot take in more liquid).
ความหมาย
make completely soaked with liquid
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
saturate the soil
|saturate the ground
|saturated with water
|saturate the sponge
|rain-saturated
|saturate the cloth
คำพ้องความหมาย
soak (More common in everyday speech; can sound less technical and less absolute than *saturate*.)
คำตรงข้าม
dry (Means to remove water or liquid, the opposite of making something very wet.)
หัวข้อ
daily_life
|nature
|core_vocabulary
คำจำกัดความ
To make something very, very wet so it cannot take in more water or liquid.
To cause something to become thoroughly soaked with liquid so that it can absorb no more.
คำกริยา
C1
TECHNICAL
3
telít
B2
รูปแบบการใช้:
to saturate [a solution] with [a substance]
Stir the mixture until you saturate the solution with sugar.
Addig keverd a keveréket, amíg cukorral nem telíted az oldatot.
The lake water is naturally saturated with minerals.
A tó vize természetes módon telített ásványi anyagokkal.
At this temperature, seawater is already saturated with salt.
Once the solution is saturated, any extra solid will remain undissolved at the bottom.
Carbonated drinks are made by saturating water with carbon dioxide under pressure.
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You can saturate water with salt by adding more and more until no more will dissolve.
A vizet úgy telítheted sóval, hogy egyre többet adsz hozzá, amíg több már nem oldódik fel belőle.
The teacher showed us a saturated solution in science class.
A tanár egy telített oldatot mutatott nekünk a kémiaórán.
When the liquid is saturated, extra powder stays at the bottom.
The bottle contains water saturated with carbon dioxide.
Heat can change how easy it is to saturate a liquid.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may confuse *concentrated* with *saturated*. A solution can be concentrated but not yet saturated; *saturated* means it cannot dissolve any more of the solute at that temperature.
ความหมาย
bring a solution to saturation point
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
saturate the solution
|saturated solution
|saturate water with salt
|saturated with carbon dioxide
|temperature at which water is saturated
คำพ้องความหมาย
fully dissolve (Describes the result but not the strict scientific state where no more can dissolve.)
คำตรงข้าม
dilute (Means to make a solution weaker or less concentrated, which is the opposite direction of saturating it.)
หัวข้อ
science
|education
คำจำกัดความ
To add so much of a substance to a liquid that the liquid cannot dissolve any more of it.
In chemistry, to cause a solvent to hold as much of a dissolved substance as it can at a given temperature or pressure, so that additional substance will not dissolve.
คำกริยา
C1
TECHNICAL
4
รูปแบบการใช้:
to saturate [colors / an image / a signal]
You can saturate the colors in the photo to make the sunset look more dramatic.
Növelheted a fotó színeinek telítettségét, hogy a naplemente drámaibb legyen.
The editor slightly saturated the image so that the product would stand out.
A szerkesztő kissé növelte a kép színtelítettségét, hogy a termék jobban kitűnjön.
If you over-saturate the video signal, the highlights will lose detail.
Designers often saturate background colors to create a bold, modern look.
The filters on this app automatically saturate skin tones.
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Use this tool to saturate the colors in your picture.
Ezzel az eszközzel növelheted a képed színeinek telítettségét.
The photo looks fake because the colors are too saturated.
A fotó hamisnak tűnik, mert túl telítettek a színek.
He saturated the red parts of the image.
If you saturate the signal too much, the sound is not clear.
They saturated the logo color to make it stronger.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes use *saturate* instead of *brighten* for images. *Brighten* means make lighter; *saturate* means make the colors more intense, not necessarily lighter.
ความหมาย
increase color or signal saturation
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
saturate the colors
|highly saturated image
|saturate the signal
|saturated hues
|saturate the background
คำพ้องความหมาย
intensify (Broader verb that can apply to many things; *saturate* is specific to technical adjustment of color or signal strength.)
คำตรงข้าม
desaturate (Technical opposite in imaging; means to reduce the intensity of colors toward gray.)
หัวข้อ
technology
|art
|media
|arts_entertainment
คำจำกัดความ
To make colors or a signal very strong and clear, sometimes as strong as possible.
To adjust or process a color, image, or signal so that its intensity or purity is increased, often up to the maximum level before distortion or loss of detail.
คำกริยา
C1
TECHNICAL
5
รูปแบบการใช้:
to saturate [an area / a target] with [fire / bombs / missiles]
The artillery units were ordered to saturate the area with shell fire.
A tüzérségi egységek azt a parancsot kapták, hogy sűrű ágyútűz alá vegyék a területet.
Missiles were used to saturate the enemy defenses before the ground assault.
A szárazföldi roham előtt rakétákkal vették sűrű tűz alá az ellenség védelmi állásait.
Airstrikes saturated the target zone throughout the night.
They planned to saturate the border region with drones and surveillance fire.
The report described how rockets saturated the city’s outskirts.
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The army tried to saturate the enemy base with bombs.
A hadsereg megpróbálta bombákkal elárasztani az ellenséges bázist.
Rockets saturated the small town during the attack.
A támadás során rakétazápor zúdult a kisvárosra.
They saturated the area with fire before soldiers moved in.
Planes saturated the coast with missiles.
The news said the city was saturated with artillery fire.
ความหมาย
cover an area with heavy fire
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
saturate the area with artillery fire
|saturate the target
|saturate defenses
|saturate the region with missiles
|saturated bombardment
คำพ้องความหมาย
bombard (Common general word; *saturate* suggests even more complete coverage and density of fire.)
คำตรงข้าม
cease fire (Means to stop shooting, which contrasts with very heavy, continuous fire.)
หัวข้อ
military
|news
|politics
คำจำกัดความ
To fire or drop so many weapons on a place that they cover almost all of it.
In military contexts, to direct such a large number of weapons, bombs, or projectiles at an area that they cover it completely or almost completely.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
saturate
IPA
GB/sˈæt͡ʃɚˌeɪt/
US/sˈæt͡ʃɚˌeɪt/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
sat - ur - ate (3 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (sat)
รูปคำ
Verb
- Base: saturate
- 3rd Person Singular: saturates
- Present Participle: saturating
- Past: saturated
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
Core family
saturation
noun
Negative and opposite forms
unsaturated
adjective
Advanced or less common
oversaturation
noun
oversaturated
adjective
วลีและสำนวน
be saturated with
1/bˈi sˈæt͡ʃɚˌeɪtɪd wˈɪθ/
fixed phrase
be completely filled with something
To contain or have so much of something that there is hardly space, need, or attention for more of it.
ตัวอย่าง
- Social media is saturated with videos of the event.
- The ground is saturated with water after the storm.
- The report is saturated with technical jargon that few people understand.
saturate the market
1/sˈæt͡ʃɚˌeɪt ðə mˈɑɹkɪt/
fixed phrase
supply a market more than enough
To sell or offer so many products or services in a market that people do not want or need more.
ตัวอย่าง
- Low-cost smartphones from new brands have saturated the market.
- Analysts warn that another similar app will only saturate the market further.
- The company plans to saturate the market before competitors can react.
saturated fat
1/sˈæt͡ʃɚˌeɪtɪd fˈæt/
fixed phrase
type of dietary fat
A kind of fat found in foods like butter, cheese, and fatty meat that is usually solid at room temperature and is often linked to health risks when eaten in large amounts.
ตัวอย่าง
- Health experts advise limiting foods high in saturated fat.
- The nutrition label shows how much saturated fat the snack contains.
- Butter is a major source of saturated fat in many diets.
saturated fat
1/sˈæt͡ʃɚˌeɪtɪd fˈæt/
fixed phrase
Dietary fat type
a kind of fat in some foods that health advice often says to limit
ตัวอย่าง
- The nutrition label says the cookies contain five grams of saturated fat per serving.
- Many health guidelines recommend limiting saturated fat.
- Coconut oil is high in saturated fat.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- Butter has a lot of saturated fat.
- I try to eat less saturated fat.
saturated solution
1/sˈæt͡ʃɚˌeɪtɪd səlˈuʃən/
fixed phrase
technical
solution holding as much solute as possible
A liquid that already has so much of a substance dissolved in it that no more of that substance can dissolve at that temperature.
ตัวอย่าง
- The teacher demonstrated a saturated solution using salt and water.
- Crystals began to form once the solution became saturated.
- A saturated solution will leave extra solid at the bottom of the container.
saturated solution
1/sˈæt͡ʃɚˌeɪtɪd səlˈuʃən/
fixed phrase
technical
Solution holding maximum solute
a liquid mixture that cannot dissolve any more of a substance under the same conditions
ตัวอย่าง
- The students made a saturated solution of sugar and water.
- Crystals began to form when the saturated solution cooled.
- To prepare a saturated solution, keep adding the solid until some remains undissolved.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- This is a saturated solution of salt.
- The solution cannot dissolve more sugar.
saturated with ads
1/sˈæt͡ʃɚˌeɪtɪd wˈɪθ ˈædz/
fixed phrase
overfilled with advertisements
Having so many advertisements that they seem to be everywhere and it feels like too much.
ตัวอย่าง
- Video platforms are saturated with ads lately.
- My feed is saturated with ads for the same product.
- Viewers complain that the channel is saturated with ads during prime time.