Word · Frequency #34379
drenched
/drentʃt/
adjective
湿透的；充满的
completely covered or saturated with a liquid or something else
- 1.
Completely wet; sodden
完全湿透的；湿透的。
完全湿透的；湿透的。；湿透的; 充满的
In use
After walking in the rain without an umbrella, he was completely drenched.
The sudden waterfall drenched everyone on the boat.
She got drenched in sweat after running five miles.
be drenched in/with sth
表示被液体浸湿，尤指汗水、雨水等。
He was drenched in sweat after the workout.
他锻炼后全身被汗水湿透。
get drenched
强调动作的突发性或意外性。
We got drenched in the sudden downpour.
我们在突如其来的倾盆大雨中淋得湿透。
Common mistakes
I drenched in the rain.I got drenched in the rain.
学生常将过去分词drenched直接用作主动过去时，这是错误的。在英语中，drenched作为形容词表示“湿透的”时，需要与系动词be或get连用构成被动或系表结构，不能单独充当谓语动词。
He was drenched rain.He was drenched with rain.
学生漏掉了介词。drenched作形容词表示“被…湿透”时，常与介词with或by搭配引出施动者或液体，不能直接跟名词。
Connections
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.