wet
gb/wˈɛt/ us/wˈɛt/
A1
英语
~ 2500
义项
0 个义项
adjective
A1
property
1
Covered in or full of liquid
Having water or another liquid on it.
用法模式：
[something] is wet
常见错误：
Learners sometimes confuse 'wet' with 'humid', but 'humid' describes air with moisture, not surfaces or objects.
近义词
damp (Slightly wet, often unpleasantly so.)
|
soaked (Extremely wet, saturated with liquid.)
反义词
dry (Having no moisture; opposite of wet.)
搭配
wet clothes
|wet hair
|wet ground
|wet weather
|wet towel
主题
daily life
|weather
|nature
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
例句
- Her shoes were wet after walking in the rain.
- The grass is still wet from the morning dew.
- He hung his wet jacket by the door.
- Don't touch the wet paint.
- The dog shook its wet fur all over the floor.
学习者例句
- My shirt is wet.
- The road is wet.
- His hair is wet.
- The towel is wet.
- Your shoes are wet.
动词
A2
action
2
To make something wet
To put water or other liquid on something.
用法模式：
to wet [something]
常见错误：
Some learners mistakenly use 'water' instead of 'wet' when talking about making a surface damp, but 'water' usually refers to giving plants water.
近义词
moisten (To make slightly wet, often intentionally.)
反义词
dry (To remove moisture from something.)
搭配
wet the sponge
|wet the cloth
|wet the brush
|wet the ground
主题
daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
例句
- She wet the cloth before wiping the table.
- You should wet your hair before applying shampoo.
- He wet the soil to make it easier to dig.
学习者例句
- Please wet the towel.
- I wet my hair before I wash it.
- Wet the paper before painting.
adjective
informal
B2
property
3
Inexperienced or naive
Not having much experience; new and not yet skilled.
常见错误：
Learners may incorrectly use this meaning in formal contexts, but it is informal and often part of idiomatic expressions.
近义词
green (Informal term for someone new and inexperienced.)
反义词
seasoned (Experienced and skilled through practice.)
搭配
wet behind the ears
主题
people
|work
|core_vocabulary
例句
- He's still a bit wet behind the ears when it comes to business deals.
- The new recruit is too wet to handle this project alone.
- She was wet and naive when she first joined the team.
学习者例句
- He is new and wet in this job.
- She is still wet at driving.
- I was wet when I started here.
语法
词典原形
wet
IPA
GB/wˈɛt/
US/wˈɛt/
音节与重音
wet （1 个音节）
Stress on 1st syllable (wet)
词形变化
Adjective
- Base: wet
- Comparative: wetter
- Superlative: wettest
Verb
- Base: wet
- 3rd Person Singular: wets
- Present Participle: wetting
- Past: wet, wetted
- Past Participle: wet
词族
Forms
wets
verb
wetting
verb
wetted
verb
wetter
adjective
wettest
adjective
Core family
wetness
noun
Related words
wetland
noun B2
Negative and opposite forms
dry
adjective A1
语法重点
- Irregular present participle: wetting Verb
- Irregular past: wet, wetted Verb
- Irregular past participle: wet Verb
- Irregular comparative: wetter Adjective
- Irregular superlative: wettest Adjective
相关表达
get one's feet wet
1/ɡˈɛt wˈʌnz fˈit wˈɛt/
idiom
informal
Begin to get experience
To try something for the first time and start learning how to do it.
例句
- Volunteering is a great way to get your feet wet before applying for a full-time job.
- I got my feet wet in teaching by helping out in a summer program.
wet behind the ears
1/wˈɛt bɪhˈaɪnd ðə ˈɪɹz/
idiom
informal
Inexperienced and naive
Not having much experience yet; new and not very skilled.
例句
- She's still a bit wet behind the ears in this field.
- He may be smart, but he's wet behind the ears when it comes to real-world negotiations.
wet blanket
1/wˈɛt blˈæŋkɪt/
idiom
informal
Person who spoils others' fun
A person who makes other people less excited or happy about something.
例句
- Don't be such a wet blanket—come join the party!
- Don’t be such a wet blanket—come and dance with us.
- He was a real wet blanket at the celebration, complaining about everything.
- His constant negative comments made him a real wet blanket at the party.
- I don’t want to throw a wet blanket on your plans, but we really can’t afford this trip.