Sodden



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 浸透了的
• ［英］ adj. 浸透了的 ( soaked through; very wet)

Webster Collegiate

I. adjective

• Etymology: Middle English soden, from past participle of sethen to seethe
• Date: 1589
• 1.
  • a. dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages <sodden features>
  • b. torpid, sluggish <sodden minds>
• 2.
  • a. heavy with or as if with moisture or water <the sodden ground>
  • b. heavy or doughy because of imperfect cooking <sodden biscuits>
• ? soddenly adverb
• ? soddenness noun

II. verb (soddened; soddening)

• Date: 1812
• transitive verb
  • to make sodden
• intransitive verb
  • to become soaked or saturated

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