Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #4339
liquid
液体；液态
a substance that flows freely and has a fixed volume but no fixed shape, such as water or oil; the state of being liquid
- 1.
Any of a class of consonant sounds that includes l and r.
包括l和r的一类辅音。
- 2.
a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure
在室温常压下为液态的物质
- 3.
the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility
物质表现出易于流动、几乎无扩散倾向且相对不可压缩的状态
- 4.
fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume
无固定形状但有固定体积的流体物质
流音；包括l和r的一类辅音。；在室温常压下为液态的物质；物质表现出易于流动、几乎无扩散倾向且相对不可压缩的状态；无固定形状但有固定体积的流体物质
In use
Please store this liquid in a cool place.
Liquids can flow and take the shape of their container.
The chemist carefully measured the liquid into a beaker.
a liquid
Water is a liquid.
水是一种液体。
the liquid
The liquid evaporated.
液体蒸发了。
liquid + verb
Liquid flows through pipes.
液体流过管道。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- liquid water
- 液态水
- At room temperature, water exists as liquid water.在室温下，水以液态水的形式存在。
- liquid fuel
- 液体燃料
- The rocket uses liquid fuel for propulsion.火箭使用液体燃料进行推进。
- liquid assets
- 流动资产
- The company has enough liquid assets to cover its debts.公司有足够的流动资产来偿还债务。
- liquid waste
- 液态废物
- The factory must treat its liquid waste before discharging it.工厂必须在排放前处理其液态废物。
- liquid form
- 液体形式
- The medicine is available in both tablet and liquid form.这种药有片剂和液体形式两种。
- liquid soap
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆法：'里快的'（内里流动快），指液体。
Context & Register
“liquid”作为名词时，语域中性，适用于科技、日常等多种场合。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all end with the spelling '-id' but have different stressed vowels (e.g., /ɑ/, /æ/, /æ/, /æ/, /uː/, /ɪ/) and consonant clusters; none fully rhymes with 'liquid' (/ˈlɪkwɪd/).
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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