desiccate
- IPA[ˈdɛsɪkeɪt]
英式
- remove the moisture from (something); cause to become completely dry
verb: desiccate, 3rd person present: desiccates, gerund or present participle: desiccating, past tense: desiccated, past participle: desiccated
- 釋義
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動詞
- 1. remove the moisture from (something); cause to become completely dry both the older growth and the new vegetation were desiccated by months of relentless sun years of drought have desiccated the soil
- having had all moisture removed; dried out: the withered, desiccated landscape desiccated crops are vulnerable to diseases
Oxford Dictionary
- having had all moisture removed; dried out: the withered, desiccated landscape desiccated crops are vulnerable to diseases
Oxford American Dictionary
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- IPA[ˈdesəˌkāt]
美式
- remove the moisture from (something); cause to become completely dry: both the older growth and the new vegetation were desiccated by months of relentless sun years of drought have desiccated the soil
Oxford American Dictionary
