saturate 英 [ˈsætʃəreɪt]   美 [ˈsætʃəˌret]

saturate

saturate  英 [ˈsætʃəreɪt] 美 [ˈsætʃəˌret]

vt. 浸透;使饱和,使充满 

进行时:saturating  过去式:saturated  过去分词:saturated  第三人称单数:saturates  名词复数:saturates 

The continuous rain had saturated the soil. 连绵不断的雨把土地淋了个透。
The company had saturated the market for personal organizers . 那家公司的产品已使电子记事簿市场饱和。

  • The verb saturate means to cause something to be fully soaked to the point where it can't take on anything else. A heavy rainstorm can saturate the ground, leaving puddles on the lawn because no more water can be absorbed.
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  • vt. 浸透;使饱和,使充满
  • 1. The continuous rain had saturated the soil.

    连绵不断的雨把土地淋了个透。

  • 2. The company had saturated the market for personal organizers .

    那家公司的产品已使电子记事簿市场饱和。

  • saturate (v.) 1530s, "to satisfy, satiate," from Latin saturatus, past participle of saturare "to fill full, sate, drench," from satur "sated, full," from PIE root *sa- "to satisfy." Meaning "soak thoroughly" first recorded 1756. Marketing sense first recorded 1958. Related: Saturated; saturating.
sat·ur·ate / ˈsætʃəreɪt ; NAmE ˈsætʃəreɪt / verb 1 saturatesth to make sth completely wet 使湿透;浸透 SYN soak The continuous rain had saturated the soil. 连绵不断的雨把土地淋了个透。 2 [often passive ] saturatesth/sb (with/in sth) to fill sth/sb completely with sth so that it is impossible or useless to add any more 使充满;使饱和 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。 saturate saturates saturated saturating sat·ur·ate / ˈsætʃəreɪt ; NAmE ˈsætʃəreɪt /
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