a droplet of [liquid]
也说 droplets of [liquid](复数),如 droplets of water(水滴)。droplet 为可数名词。
A droplet of ink stained the page.
一滴墨弄脏了那页纸。
小滴;液滴
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小滴;液滴
a tiny drop
A droplet of ink stained the page.
一滴墨弄脏了那页纸。
非常小的滴。
A very small drop.
小滴
a tiny drop
After the rain, tiny droplets of water covered the leaves.
雨后,细小的水滴布满了叶子。
A droplet of ink fell onto the paper and spread quickly.
一滴墨水落在纸上,迅速洇开。
The mirror was foggy with small droplets from the hot shower.
镜子因热水淋浴而蒙上了细小的水珠。
也说 droplets of [liquid](复数),如 droplets of water(水滴)。droplet 为可数名词。
A droplet of ink stained the page.
一滴墨弄脏了那页纸。
液体名称直接作定语修饰 droplets,常见于 water droplets、oil droplets 等搭配。
Water droplets covered the windshield.
水珠覆盖了挡风玻璃。
Not this
Droplet of water fell from the roof.
Use this
A droplet of water fell from the roof.
droplet是可数名词单数,在句中作主语时需要冠词或限定词。中文没有冠词概念,容易漏掉a/an。加上a表示“一滴”,句子才完整自然。
Not this
There were several droplet on the table.
Use this
There were several droplets on the table.
droplet是可数名词,受several修饰时必须用复数形式。中文名词没有复数变化,所以容易忘记加-s。several只接复数名词。
Not this
How much droplets are there in the cup?
Use this
How many droplets are there in the cup?
droplet是可数名词,不能用much修饰。much修饰不可数名词,可数名词复数要用many。问数量用how many。
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水滴
Water droplets formed on the window overnight.
一夜之间窗户上凝结了水滴。
呼吸道飞沫
The virus can spread through respiratory droplets when an infected person coughs.
感染者咳嗽时,病毒可通过呼吸道飞沫传播。
飞沫感染
Measles is spread by droplet infection.
麻疹通过飞沫感染传播。
飞沫传播
Face masks help reduce droplet transmission of the disease.
口罩有助于减少该疾病的飞沫传播。
油滴
Tiny oil droplets floated on the surface of the soup.
细小的油滴浮在汤面上。
微小液滴
Tiny droplets of paint landed on the floor.
微小的油漆滴落在地板上。
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把 drop(滴)加上小后缀 -let(如 leaflet 小叶子),droplet 就是“小滴”。想象一滴水被分成更小的 droplet。
语域:neutral 常见场景:日常描述、科学语境、医学语境 droplet 作名词时指很小的液滴,语气中性,通常没有明显的正式或非正式之分。它既可用于日常描述,也多见于科学或医学语境中,例如描述水珠或飞沫。
没有找到与 droplet /ˈdrɑplət/ 完全押韵的常用词。列出的词都以 -let 结尾,但读音不一:goblet /ˈɡɑblət/、booklet /ˈbʊklət/、leaflet /ˈliːflət/、tablet /ˈtæblət/ 读 /lət/;bullet /ˈbʊlɪt/、wallet /ˈwɑlɪt/ 读 /lɪt/。其中 goblet 与 droplet 重读元音相同(/ɑ/),但辅音 /b/ 与 /p/ 不同,只是近韵;其余词元音或结尾差异更大。别只凭拼写猜读音。
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