dehydrate

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de·hy·drate /ˌdiːhaɪˈdreɪt $ diːˈhaɪdreɪt/ verb  1  [transitive]DRY to remove the liquid from a substance such as food or a chemical 使脱水，使干燥 → rehydrate, hydrate The substance is dehydrated and stored as powder. 该物质经脱水处理后以粉末形式储存。2  [intransitive, transitive]DRY to lose too much water from your body, or to make this happen （使）〔人体〕脱水 Alcohol dehydrates the body. 酒精会使身体脱水。 —dehydrated adjective —dehydration /ˌdiːhaɪˈdreɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb table

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dehydrate• The milk is dehydrated and stored as powder.• I shove aside a pile of dehydrated red and black typewriter ribbons and set my machine down with a clunk.• High temperatures make people dehydrate very quickly.

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dehydrate
de‧hy‧drate /ˌdiːhaɪˈdreɪt $ diːˈhaɪdreɪt/ verb
1. [transitive] to remove the liquid from a substance such as food or a chemical ⇨ rehydrate, hydrate:
    The substance is dehydrated and stored as powder.
2. [intransitive and transitive] to lose too much water from your body, or to make this happen:
    Alcohol dehydrates the body.
—dehydrated adjective
—dehydration /ˌdiːhaɪˈdreɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]

de·hy·drateBrE /diːˈhaɪdreɪt/ 🔊NAmE /diːˈhaɪdreɪt/ 🔊BrE /ˌdiːhaɪˈdreɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdiːhaɪˈdreɪt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they dehydrate BrE /diːˈhaɪdreɪt/ 🔊 NAmE /diːˈhaɪdreɪt/ 🔊 BrE /ˌdiːhaɪˈdreɪt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdiːhaɪˈdreɪt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it dehydrates BrE /diːˈhaɪdreɪts/ 🔊 NAmE /diːˈhaɪdreɪts/ 🔊 BrE /ˌdiːhaɪˈdreɪts/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdiːhaɪˈdreɪts/ 🔊past simple dehydrated BrE /ˌdiːhaɪˈdreɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdiːhaɪˈdreɪtɪd/ 🔊past participle dehydrated BrE /ˌdiːhaɪˈdreɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdiːhaɪˈdreɪtɪd/ 🔊 -ing form dehydrating BrE /diːˈhaɪdreɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /diːˈhaɪdreɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 BrE /ˌdiːhaɪˈdreɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdiːhaɪˈdreɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 [transitive, usually passive] ~ sth to remove the water from sth, especially food, in order to preserve it 使（食物）脱水 [intransitive, transitive] to lose too much water from your body; to make a person's body lose too much water （身体）失水，脱水；使（身体）脱水◆Runners can dehydrate very quickly in this heat. 天这样热，赛跑运动员很快会脱水。🔊🔊◆~ sb the dehydrating effects of alcohol酒精引起的脱水▸ de·hy·dra·tion BrE /ˌdiːhaɪˈdreɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdiːhaɪˈdreɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] ◆to suffer from dehydration受脱水之苦▸ de·hy·drated BrE /ˌdiːhaɪˈdreɪtɪd/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdiːhaɪˈdreɪtɪd/ 🔊 adjective◆Drink lots of water to avoid becoming dehydrated. 要大量饮水，以免脱水。🔊🔊