desiccation

🇺🇸 /ˌdesɪˈkeɪʃn/ 🇬🇧 /ˌdesɪˈkeɪʃn/
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When something gets very dry and loses all its moisture.

The leaves fell from the tree due to desiccation.

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n. When something gets very dry and loses all its moisture.

Word Forms

Plural desiccations

Synonyms

dehydrate v. 脱水 petrify v. 使极度惊恐, 石化 castrate v. 阉割 undermine v. 逐渐削弱, 挖空基础 weaken v. 削弱, 使虚弱, 动摇, 变弱, 贬值 drain v. 排干, 排出液体, 喝光, 耗尽 damp adj. 微湿的 dry adj. 干的, 少雨的, 缺乏天然油脂的, 无痰的, 无酱料食用的, 不甜的, 冷幽默, 面无表情的, 枯燥的, 无酒精的, 口渴的 wear v. 穿, 留（发型）, 显露, 磨损, 磨出, 耐用, 忍受 exhaust n. 废气, 排气管

Antonyms

enliven v. 活跃 vitalize v. 使充满活力, 赋予生机 invigorate v. 使精力充沛, 振兴 vivify v. 生动化, 激活 soak v. 浸泡, 浸透, 渗入, 榨取 hydrate v. 水合 energize v. 使兴奋, 给...能量, 供电 drown v. 淹死, 淹没, 盖过 quicken v. 加快, 使活跃 stir v. 搅拌, 微动, 促使, 激起, 开始显现, 煽动 stimulate v. 刺激, 激励 saturate v. 浸透, 饱和 wet adj. 湿的, 雨天, 未干的, 需要更换的尿布, 软弱的 wash v. 清洗, 洗澡, 耐洗, 冲刷 water n. 水, 水体, 水面, 特定水域的水, 领海, 困境

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