desiccate
desiccate
[ˈdɛsɪkeɪt]
verb
desiccation
noun
desiccative
adjective
语源
[ˈdɛsɪkeɪt]
verb
- [with obj.][usu. as adj. desiccated]remove the moisture from (something, especially food), typically in order to preserve it
将（某物，尤指食物）脱水
desiccated coconut.
脱水椰子。
■[as adj. desiccated](figurative)lacking interest, passion, or energy
(喻)枯燥乏味的；苍白无力的
a desiccated history of ideas.
枯燥乏味的思想史。
desiccation
noun
desiccative
adjective
语源
- late 16th cent.: from Latin desiccat- 'made thoroughly dry', from the verb desiccare
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