dehydrate

IPA/ˌdiːhaɪˈdreɪt/
KK[dɪhˈaɪdret]IPA/diːˈhaɪdreɪt/

dehydrate — 動詞

  • dehydratepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • dehydrateshe / she / it
  • dehydratedpast simple
  • dehydrating-ing form

1. When your body loses too much water, or when something causes this to happen — f

1.動詞及物 / 不及物B2
釋義

脫水

身體流失過多水分

When your body loses too much water, or when something causes this to happen — for example, when you are sick, exercise without drinking, or stay in hot weather for a long time.

例句

After the marathon, Yuki realised she had become dehydrated and needed water.

跑完馬拉松後，Yuki 發現自己已經脫水，需要喝水。

intransitive: become/get + dehydrated

The doctor warned the team that playing in the midday sun would dehydrate them quickly.

醫生警告球隊，在正午的豔陽下打球會讓他們快速脫水。

transitive: dehydrate + object (them)

常見搭配
  • become dehydrated
  • get dehydrated
  • severely dehydrated
  • dehydrate quickly
  • dehydrated from [cause]
同義詞
  • dry out

    less severe and more casual; often used for skin or plants, not the whole body

  • shrivel

    describes the physical result of water loss (wrinkling or shrinking), usually of plants or skin

反義詞
  • rehydrate

    to add water back to the body or something that has dried out

文法句型

become/get dehydrated

dehydrate + person/organism + (by/from + cause)

transitive: dehydrate + object

用法筆記

Frequently used in the passive or with linking verbs like 'become', 'feel', or 'get'. The subject is usually a person or living creature; for non-living things (skin, plants), 'dry out' is more common in everyday speech.

常見錯誤

I dehydrated during the hike.
I became dehydrated during the hike.
'dehydrate' as a verb needs 'become/get' when describing the state; 'dehydrated' alone is an adjective.
The sun dehydrated me dry.
The sun dehydrated me.
'dehydrate' already includes the idea of losing water; adding 'dry' is redundant.

2. To take the water out of food so that it lasts longer without going bad — for ex

2.動詞及物B2
釋義

脫水乾燥

去除食物水分以防腐

To take the water out of food so that it lasts longer without going bad — for example, by drying fruit, vegetables, or meat in the sun, an oven, or a special machine.

例句

Anika uses a small machine to dehydrate apples so they last through winter.

Anika 用一台小機器將蘋果脫水乾燥，這樣整個冬天都能吃。

transitive: use [tool] to dehydrate [food]

Omar dehydrated the extra tomatoes from his garden and stored them in jars.

Omar 把菜園裡多餘的番茄脫水乾燥後，裝進罐子裡保存。

transitive: dehydrate + food item for storage

常見搭配
  • dehydrate [fruit/vegetables/herbs/meat]
  • dehydrated food
  • dehydrated meals
  • dehydrate in an oven / a dehydrator / the sun
同義詞
  • dry

    broader and more casual; can happen naturally or by accident, not necessarily for preservation

  • desiccate

    more formal or technical; often used in scientific contexts

  • freeze-dry

    a specific method of dehydrating food by freezing then removing ice in a vacuum

反義詞
  • rehydrate

    to add water back to dried food before eating or using it

文法句型

dehydrate + food item

dehydrated + food item (as adjective)

use [method/tool] to dehydrate [food]

用法筆記

This sense is almost always transitive — you dehydrate something (apples, mushrooms, meat). The passive form ('dehydrated food') is very common on product labels. Do not confuse with 'dry' — dehydrating is a deliberate preservation method, while drying can happen naturally or accidentally.

常見錯誤

I dehydrated to make the food last.
I dehydrated the mushrooms to make them last.
This sense is transitive; you must state what food you dehydrate.
The bread dehydrated in the sun.' (when meaning it became hard)
The bread dried out in the sun.
For food going stale accidentally, use 'dry out', not 'dehydrate'.

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  • become dehydrated
  • get dehydrated
  • dehydrated food
  • dehydrated meals

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