These words all describe things covered with or full of liquid, especially water. 以上各词均形容物体等潮的、湿的。

• wet covered with or full of liquid, especially water 指潮的、湿的、潮湿的：◆The car had skidded on the wet road. 汽车在湿路上打滑了。◆You'll get wet(= in the rain) if you go out now. 你现在出去就会被淋湿。
• moist slightly wet, often in a way that is pleasant or useful 指微湿的、湿润的、润泽的，常指是舒适或有益的：◆a lovely rich moist cake 可爱的松软味浓的蛋糕
• damp slightly wet, often in a way that is unpleasant 指微湿的、潮湿的、湿度大的，常指令人不舒服的：◆The cottage was cold and damp. 这小屋又冷又湿。
• soaked (rather informal) very wet 指湿透了：◆You're soaked through!(= completely wet) 你都湿透了！
• drenched very wet 指湿透了：◆We were caught in the storm and came home drenched to the skin. 我们遇上了暴雨，回到家时浑身湿透了。

soaked or drenched? 用 soaked 还是 drenched？

Both of these words can be used with with or in. 上述两词均可与 with 或 in 连用：◆soaked/drenched with/in sweat/blood 大汗淋漓；浸透了鲜血 Soaked but not usually drenched can also be used before a noun. * soaked 亦可用于名词前，drenched 通常不这样用：◆their soaked clothes 他们湿透了的衣服◆their drenched clothes

• saturated very wet 指湿透、浸透：◆The ground is completely saturated: it would be pointless to plant anything. 地已经浸透，种什么东西都是白搭。

Patterns

• wet/moist/damp/soaked/drenched/saturated with sth
• soaked/drenched in sth
• sb's coat/shirt/shoes/clothes/hair is/are wet/damp/soaked/drenched
• wet/moist/damp/saturated ground/earth
• to get wet/moist/damp/soaked/drenched/saturated