hydrate
/haɪˈdreɪt/ (bre, ipa) · [hˈaɪdrˌet] /ˈhaɪdreɪt/ (ame, ipa) · [hˈaɪdrˌet] /ˈhī-ˌdrāt/ (ame, mw) · /ˈhaɪ.dreɪt/ (bre, ipa) · [hˈaɪdrˌet] /ˈhaɪ.dreɪt/ (ame, ipa)
hydrate — 動詞
- hydratepresent simple I / you / we / they
- hydrateshe / she / it
- hydratedpast simple
- hydrating-ing form
1. to provide your body with enough water or liquid so that it stays healthy and fu
補充水分
飲水維持身體健康運作
to provide your body with enough water or liquid so that it stays healthy and functions well
Vikram stopped to hydrate at a small fountain near the park entrance.
Vikram 在公園入口附近的小噴泉停下來補充水分。
The nurse told Jude to hydrate every hour by drinking a full glass of water.
護理師告訴 Jude 每小時喝一整杯水來補充水分。
hydrate + by [drinking method]
Manuela always carries a large bottle so she can hydrate during long meetings.
Manuela 總是帶著大水壺，以便在長時間會議中補充水分。
After working in the garden all morning, Hassan needed to sit down and hydrate.
在花園工作一整個上午後，Hassan 需要坐下來補充水分。
The coach reminded the young players to hydrate before the second half began.
教練提醒年輕球員在下半場開始前補充水分。
- dehydrate
to lose water from the body, causing it to function poorly
文法句型
hydrate + [body/yourself]
[person] + hydrate
用法筆記
Frequently used without an object in everyday speech (e.g. 'remember to hydrate'), though the core meaning is transitive.
常見錯誤
2. to cause a substance to take in water and hold it within its structure
使含水
讓物質吸收並保有水分
to cause a substance to take in water and hold it within its structure
Omar added a few drops of water to the dry powder to hydrate it.
Omar 在乾粉中加入幾滴水使其含水。
hydrate + [substance]
When builders hydrate cement powder, it hardens into a strong solid block.
建築工人使水泥粉末含水後，它便硬化成堅固的塊狀。
Trang watched the lab technician hydrate the sample with three drops of water.
Trang 看著實驗室技術員用三滴水讓樣本吸收水分。
The gardener decided to hydrate the dry soil before planting the new rose bushes.
園丁決定在種植新玫瑰叢前，先讓乾燥的土壤吸收水分。
The instructions said to hydrate the clay first with a small amount of water.
說明書上寫著先用少量水使黏土濕潤。
- dehydrate
to remove water from a substance, often by heating or drying
文法句型
hydrate + [substance/material]
用法筆記
Subject is usually a person performing a laboratory or industrial procedure. Distinguish from sense 1 (TAKE IN FLUIDS): this sense refers to adding water to non-living materials, not to the body.
3. (of a chemical substance) to naturally take in water and form a new compound tha
水合
物質吸收水分形成新化合物
(of a chemical substance) to naturally take in water and form a new compound that contains it
The salt crystals began to hydrate as soon as the jar was left open.
罐子一打開，鹽的結晶就開始水合了。
intransitive: [substance] + hydrate
Certain minerals hydrate over time if stored in a damp room.
某些礦物若存放在潮濕的房間裡，會隨著時間水合。
The powder hydrated slowly, turning from white to a clear gel overnight.
粉末緩慢水合，一夜之間從白色變成透明凝膠。
When exposed to moist air, the compound starts to hydrate within a few hours.
接觸潮濕空氣後，該化合物在幾小時內開始水合。
The chemist explained that the crystals would hydrate if left near the open window.
化學家解釋說，結晶若放在敞開的窗戶附近就會水合。
- absorb
broader term; can refer to taking in any liquid or gas, not just water
- dehydrate
to lose chemically bound water, often through heating
文法句型
[substance] + hydrate
用法筆記
Intransitive only; the substance itself is the subject. Distinguish from sense 2 (ADD WATER TO): no external agent causes the process — it happens naturally when the substance meets moisture.
hydrate — 名詞
- hydratesingular
- hydratesplural
1. a solid chemical substance in which water molecules are bound into the crystal s
水合物
晶體結構中含有水分子的固體
a solid chemical substance in which water molecules are bound into the crystal structure
Copper sulfate is a blue hydrate that turns white when the water is removed.
硫酸銅是一種藍色水合物，除去水分後會變成白色。
a [colour] hydrate
The textbook showed a hydrate with water molecules trapped inside its crystal.
教科書展示了一種水合物，其晶體內部含有水分子。
Yael heated the hydrate to remove the water and then weighed the dry solid.
Yael 加熱水合物以除去水分，然後稱量乾燥固體。
Gypsum is a common hydrate found in drywall and in plaster used for building.
石膏是一種常見的水合物，存在於建築用的石膏板和灰泥中。
The students studied how a hydrate changes colour when it loses its water content.
學生們研究水合物失去水分時如何改變顏色。
- anhydride
a compound from which water has been chemically removed
用法筆記
Common in chemistry and materials science; often contrasted with 'anhydrous' (water-free) forms of the same compound.