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wetter 音标拼音: [w'ɛtɚ] n. 润湿剂 润湿剂 wetter n 1: a chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved [ synonym: { wetting agent}, { wetter}, { surfactant}, { surface- active agent}] 2: a workman who wets the work in a manufacturing process 3: someone suffering from enuresis; someone who urinates while asleep in bed [ synonym: { bedwetter}, { bed wetter}, { wetter}] Wet \ Wet\ ( w[ e^] t), a. [ Compar. { Wetter}; superl. { Wettest}.] [ OE. wet, weet, AS. w[= ae] t; akin to OFries. w[= e] t, Icel. v[= a] tr, Sw. v[* a] t, Dan. vaad, and E. water. [ root] 137. See { Water}.] [ 1913 Webster] 1. Containing, or consisting of, water or other liquid; moist; soaked with a liquid; having water or other liquid upon the surface; as, wet land; a wet cloth; a wet table. " Wet cheeks." -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Very damp; rainy; as, wet weather; a wet season. " Wet October' s torrent flood." -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] 3. ( Chem.) Employing, or done by means of, water or some other liquid; as, the wet extraction of copper, in distinction from dry extraction in which dry heat or fusion is employed. [ 1913 Webster] 4. Refreshed with liquor; drunk. [ Slang] -- Prior. [ 1913 Webster] { Wet blanket}, { Wet dock}, etc. See under { Blanket}, { Dock}, etc. { Wet goods}, intoxicating liquors. [ Slang] [ 1913 Webster] Syn: Nasty; humid; damp; moist. See { Nasty}. [ 1913 Webster]
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