saturate

英 [ˈsætʃəreɪt]

美 [ˈsætʃəreɪt]

v.  使湿透; 浸透; 使充满; 使饱和

过去分词：saturated　现在分词：saturating　第三人称单数：saturates　过去式：saturated　复数：saturates　

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8BEC

Collins.1 / BNC.13741 / COCA.11157

牛津词典

verb

• 使湿透；浸透
  to make sth completely wet
  1. The continuous rain had saturated the soil.
     连绵不断的雨把土地淋了个透。
• 使充满；使饱和
  to fill sth/sb completely with sth so that it is impossible or useless to add any more
  1. The company had saturated the market for personal organizers (= so that no new buyers could be found) .
     那家公司的产品已使电子记事簿市场饱和。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使充满;使饱和
  If people or thingssaturatea place or object, they fill it completely so that no more can be added.
  1. In the last days before the vote, both sides are saturating the airwaves...
     选举前最后几天，竞选双方占用了所有的广播电台和电视台。
  2. As the market was saturated with goods and the economy became more balanced, inflation went down.
     随着市场上商品饱和，经济趋于平衡，通货膨胀就减弱了。
• VERB 浸透;渗透;使湿透
  If someone or somethingis saturated, they become extremely wet.
  1. If the filter has been saturated with motor oil, it should be discarded and replaced.
     过滤器如果已被机油浸透，则应丢弃并换上新的。

英英释义

verb

• cause (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
• infuse or fill completely
  1. Impregnate the cloth with alcohol
  Synonym:impregnate

双语例句

• This was done so that the brightest stars will not saturate large portions of the detectors.
  这样做为的是不让这些亮星在探测器中产生巨大的光溢出。
• Saturate surface leaving a wet sheen maintaining a wet edge.
  使喷涂表面饱和，湿膜边缘保持潮湿。
• Over time, Cusumano notes, most product companies evolve into hybrid or service companies as their products saturate target markets and lower-priced substitutes become available.
  Cusumano指出，随着时间的过去，大多产品公司当他们的产品在目标市场上占据主导地位时，便转向混合或服务公司，并且此时低价格的替代品也是可用的。
• Please saturate the meat in the mixture of oil and herbs.
  请把肉浸泡在油和作料的卤汁里。
• The Effects of Trans Fatty Acids and Saturate Fatty Acid on Insulin Resistance of Rats
  反式脂肪酸和饱和脂肪酸对大鼠胰岛素抵抗的影响
• We'll saturate California with the rise in its crime rate.
  我们将使加利福尼亚州的犯罪案件增长率达到饱和点。
• The heavy rain will saturate our clothes.
  大雨将浸透我们的衣服。
• Saturate the moss with water before planting the bulbs in it.
  在种植球茎于苔藓中之前，先用水浸透苔藓。
• Wax oil have deep saturate of wood for a very long time.
  蜡油深深浸透木材很长一段时间。
• A nude contract The effective permeability is stated as some numerical value at some given saturate conditions.
  【律】有条件的无效契约有效渗透率用在一定饱和条件下的数值表示。