desiccated

英 ['desɪkeɪtɪd] 美 ['desɪkeɪtɪd]

• adj. 干燥的；脱水的
• 动词desiccate的过去式和过去分词形式.

英英释义

Adjective:

1. thoroughly dried out;

   "old boxes of desiccated Cuban cigars"
   "dried-out boards beginning to split"
   

2. preserved by removing natural moisture;

   "dried beef"
   "dried fruit"
   "dehydrated eggs"
   "shredded and desiccated coconut meat"
   

3. lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless;

   "a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata"
   "a desiccate romance"
   "a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. Bacteria can survive in a completely desiccated state.
   细菌能够在完全干躁的条件下存活。
2. Coconut meat is shredded and desiccated in the factory.
   在这家工厂，椰肉将被切成条并脱水。

词汇搭配

• desiccate （使）干
• desiccated milk 奶粉
• desiccated wood 烘干木材
• desiccated eggs 蛋粉
• desiccated coconut 椰蓉
• desiccated surface 干燥表面

近反义词

【近义词】

• arid 干燥的
• dehydrated 脱水的
• dried 弄干了的
• dry 干的
• shrunken 缩小的
• desiccate （使）干
• dried-out 干涸的