wetting

grammar · medium

易错句子My shoes were wetting after I walked in the rain.

正确表达My shoes were wet after I walked in the rain.

wetting 是名词或动名词，表示“弄湿（或尿湿）的行为”，不能作形容词描述状态；描述“湿的”要用形容词 wet，与系动词 be 搭配。

grammar · medium

易错句子The little boy still has wetting at night.

正确表达The little boy still wets the bed at night.

表示“尿床”时，英语用动词短语 wet the bed 或复合名词 bed-wetting；wetting 单独作名词不能跟在 have 后面表示这种习惯，这里需要谓语动词 wets。

grammar · medium

易错句子She is wetting the flowers in the garden.

正确表达She is watering the flowers in the garden.

给植物浇水用动词 water，指供给水分；wetting 只表示把某物表面弄湿，不表示“浇水”这个日常动作，语义不对应。