droplets

IPA/ˈdrɒp.lət/
KK[drˈɑpləts]IPA/ˈdrɑːp.lət/

droplets — 名詞

  • dropletssingular
  • dropletsesplural

1. a very small, round piece of liquid that is much smaller than a usual drop and c

1.名詞B2
釋義

小水滴

非常微小的液體滴

a very small, round piece of liquid that is much smaller than a usual drop and can float in the air or cover a surface

例句

Mira wiped the droplets of water from her glasses with a tissue.

Mira 用紙巾擦掉眼鏡上的小水滴。

collocation: droplets of + [liquid]

Tiny droplets of oil floated on the surface of the soup.

湯的表面上漂浮著細小的油滴。

常見搭配
  • water droplets
  • oil droplets
  • tiny droplets
  • small droplets
  • liquid droplets
  • respiratory droplets
  • droplets of water
  • droplets of sweat
  • droplets of blood
同義詞
  • drop

    the general word for any small amount of liquid; 'droplet' specifically means a very tiny drop

  • bead

    suggests a perfectly round, often stationary drop, as in beads of sweat or dew

  • globule

    more technical or scientific; any small spherical mass of liquid

文法句型

droplets + of + [liquid]

用法筆記

The singular form 'droplet' exists but is much less common than the plural. In everyday English, 'droplet' almost always appears as 'droplets'.

常見錯誤

A droplets of water fell on my hand.
A droplet of water fell on my hand.
'droplets' is the plural form; use 'droplet' (without -s) when referring to one.
There were droplets on the table.
There were droplets of water on the bathroom mirror.
'droplets' is most natural when you specify what liquid they are made of.

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常用片語

  • droplets of water
  • tiny droplets
  • fine droplets

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