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。

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.