英语小知识（1）

damp /dæmp/ CET4 TEM4 ( damping, damped, damper, damps, dampest )
1.
ADJ Something that is damp is slightly wet. 潮湿的

例：
Her hair was still damp.

她的头发还有点湿。

例：
…the damp, cold air.

…又潮又冷的空气。

N-UNCOUNT Damp is moisture on the inside walls of a house or in the air. 潮气

例：
There was damp everywhere and the entire building was in need of rewiring.

到处是潮气，整座建筑需要安装新电线

wet
1.
ADJ If something is wet, it is covered in water, rain, sweat, tears, or another liquid. 湿的

例：
He toweled his wet hair.

他用毛巾将湿头发擦干。

例：
I lowered myself to the water’s edge, getting my feet wet.

我俯下身子靠近水边，把双脚弄湿。

V-T To wet something means to get water or some other liquid over it. 弄湿

例：
When assembling the pie, wet the edges where the two crusts join.

包馅儿饼的时候，要把两张馅饼皮捏合的地方弄湿。

ADJ If the weather is wet, it is raining. 下雨的

例：
If the weather is wet or cold choose an indoor activity.

如果下雨或是天气寒冷，就选择室内活动。

N-SING The wet is used to mean wet weather. 雨天

例：
They had come in from the cold and the wet.

他们从寒冷又下着雨的外面走了进来。

ADJ If something such as paint, ink, or cement is wet, it is not yet dry or solid. (油漆、墨水、水泥等) 未干的

例：
…leaves dipped in wet paint then pressed on white paper.

…浸上未干的油漆然后又按压在白纸上的树叶。

V-T If people, especially children, wet their beds or clothes or wet themselves, they urinate in their beds or in their clothes because they cannot stop themselves. (尤指孩子) 尿湿

例：
A quarter of 4-year-olds frequently wet the bed.

4岁的孩子中有1/4经常性尿床。

moist /mɔɪst/ CET4 TEM4 ( moister, moistest )
1.
ADJ Something that is moist is slightly wet. 湿润的

例：
The soil is reasonably moist after the September rain.

9月的雨水之后，土壤适度湿润。

humid /ˈhjuːmɪd/ TEM4
1.
ADJ You use humid to describe an atmosphere or climate that is very damp, and usually very hot. 湿热的

例：
Visitors can expect hot and humid conditions.

游客们会遇到炎热潮湿的天气状况。