There is dew on sth
名词用法:dew 通常作不可数名词,表示露水。
There was dew on the grass this morning.
今天早上草上有露水。
露水;露珠
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
露水;露珠
water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
There was dew on the grass this morning.
今天早上草上有露水。
大气中的水分因接触凉爽物体表面而凝结形成的水汽。
Any moisture from the atmosphere condensed by cool bodies upon their surfaces.
夜间空气中水蒸气在凉爽表面凝结成的水珠
water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
早晚凝结在植物等上的空气中的水分,形成水滴。
Moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc in the morning or evening, resulting in drops.
这种水分凝结在植物等上的实例。
An instance of such moisture settling on plants, etc.
The grass was wet with morning dew when we went out for a walk.
我们出去散步时,草上沾满了清晨的露水。
AI contextual example
A drop of dew sparkled on the rose petal in the early sun.
清晨的阳光下,一滴露珠在玫瑰花瓣上闪闪发光。
AI contextual example
We wiped the dew off the car windows before driving to work.
我们开车上班前擦掉了汽车车窗上的露水。
AI contextual example
in the morning the grass was wet with dew
早晨,草上沾满了露水
WordNet
名词用法:dew 通常作不可数名词,表示露水。
There was dew on the grass this morning.
今天早上草上有露水。
名词用法:也可用 be covered with dew 表示布满露水。
Dew forms on leaves when the night is clear and calm.
当夜晚晴朗无风时,树叶上会结露水。
及物动词用法:意为用露水沾湿,多用于文学性描写。
The evening air dewed the petals.
傍晚的空气使花瓣沾上了露水。
不及物动词用法:意为结露水,主语常为草、树叶等自然物。
The grass dewed overnight.
草在夜间结了露水。
Not this
The grass is wet with due in the morning.
Use this
The grass is wet with dew in the morning.
因“dew”与“due”读音相同,学习者常把“dew”(露水)误写成“due”(到期的)。本句表示露水,应使用名词“dew”,注意区分拼写:dew - 露水;due - 到期的。
Not this
The grass was covered with dews.
Use this
The grass was covered with dew.
“dew”通常为不可数名词,表示露水时不用复数形式,不能加 -s。若想强调多滴露珠,可用“drops of dew”,但一般表述中直接用“dew”即可。
Not this
A dew fell on my face.
Use this
A drop of dew fell on my face.
“dew”是不可数名词,不能用“a dew”表示一滴露水。表达单颗露珠时,需借助量词“a drop of”,构成“a drop of dew”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
晨露
The grass was wet with morning dew.
草地被晨露打湿了。
露珠
Dew drops glistened on the flowers.
露珠在花朵上闪闪发光。
露点
The dew point is the temperature at which air becomes saturated.
露点是空气达到饱和时的温度。
浓露
A heavy dew settled on the fields.
浓露笼罩着田野。
草上的露水
The morning sun dried the dew on the grass.
朝阳晒干了草上的露水。
《Morning Dew》歌词首句,意为“带我亲爱的到晨露中散散步”,是民谣摇滚的经典曲目。
The grass was covered with dew at dawn.
黎明时分,草地上布满了露水。
语出《圣经·雅歌》5:2,意为“我的头沾满了露水,我的发丝被夜露滴湿”,是西方文学中动人的爱情描写。
In the quiet morning, every leaf glistens with dew.
在宁静的早晨,每片叶子都闪着露珠。
Use dew naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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联想:d像草尖滴落的一颗水珠,ew像叶片上的两滴露珠,合起来就是dew(露水)。
语域:neutral 常见场景:morning grass、garden leaves 名词义项为中性常用词,通常指清晨凝结在草叶、花朵等物体表面的水滴;日常口语和一般书面语都可用,多用于描述清晨户外景象。
这些词中除 sew 外,韵腹和韵尾都与 dew 相同(/uː/;英式 new、few 可读 /njuː/、/fjuː/,仍押韵)。due 在美式英语中与 dew 同音。注意 sew 的拼写看似同类,但读 /soʊ/,与 dew 不押韵。
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