saturate
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++sat·u·rate1 /ˈsætʃəreɪt/ verb [transitive] 1 formalWET to make something very wet 浸湿，使湿透 SYN soak OPP dry Water poured through the hole, saturating the carpet. 水从洞里流进来，浸湿了地毯。2 FULLto put a lot of something into a particular place, especially so that you could not add any more 使充满，使充斥saturate something with something Our culture is saturated with television and advertising. 我们的文化里充斥着电视和广告。3. saturate the market BBTto offer so much of a product for sale that there is more than people want to buy 使市场饱和4. technicalHC to mix as much of a solid into a chemical mixture as possible 使〔化学溶液〕饱和→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
saturate• The pervading citrus smell of aftershave, the same smell that had saturated Brady's apartment and Feldman's studio.• He declared that the boiler was a straight forward Stephenson saturated design which couldn't really be improved.• Issa is saturating local radio time with his campaign ads.• In the mid nineties the rate of new infections began to level off in some heavily saturated nations.• Hoots of triumph crashed through the shrinking kitchen like the trumpeting of elephants, saturating the air.• The bathtub overflowed, and water saturated the carpeting.• Heavy rains had saturated the ground, turning the streets into rivers.• Saturate the label with vinegar and let it sit before you try to scrape it off the bottle.• Children whose entire existence has been saturated with these accoutrements reached college age during the 1990s.sat·u·rate2 /ˈsætʃərət/ noun [countable usually plural] a type of fat from meat or milk products that is thought to be less healthy than other kinds of fat from vegetables or fish 饱和脂肪 SYN saturated fat Choose a type of spread that’s lower in saturates than butter. 挑选一种饱和脂肪含量比黄油少的酱。From Longman Business Dictionarysaturatesat‧u‧rate /ˈsætʃəreɪt/ verb saturate the marketMARKETINGCOMMERCE to offer so much of a product for sale that there is more than people want to buyA flood of cheap Italian tomatoes has almost saturated the market.Smaller banks are struggling to compete in an already saturated market. —saturation noun [uncountable]Companies are worried about market saturation.→ See Verb tableOrigin saturate (1500-1600) Latin past participle of saturare, from satur “having had enough”sat·u·rate1 verbsat·u·rate2 nounChineseSyllable
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saturate
sat‧u‧rate1 /ˈsætʃəreɪt/ 
verb [transitive]
SYN soak
OPP dry:
Water poured through the hole, saturating the carpet.
2. to put a lot of something into a particular place, especially so that you could not add any more
saturate something with something
Our culture is saturated with television and advertising.
3. saturate the market to offer so much of a product for sale that there is more than people want to buy
4. technical to mix as much of a solid into a chemical mixture as possible
▪ wet to put water or another liquid onto something to make it wet. In spoken English, people will often use get something wet rather than wet: He wet the washcloth and washed Tom’s face.
▪splash to make someone or something wet by making a lot of small drops of water fall onto them: The kids were playing around in the pool, splashing each other. | I accidentally splashed soup onto my shirt.
▪soak to put something in water for a long time or to make something very wet – use this especially when something is put into water or the water comes up from underneath to make it wet: Soak the beans overnight before cooking. | The rain had come in through the bottom of our tent and completely soaked our clothes.
▪drench to make someone or something extremely wet with a large amount of water – use this especially when water is poured or falls on something: He drenched us all with the hose. | Her shirt was drenched in sweat.
▪saturate formal to completely cover or fill something with liquid, so that it is wet all the way through: Heavy rains had saturated the ground.
▪flood to cover an area of land with a large amount of water: Farmers flood the fields in order to grow rice.
▪moisten to make something slightly wet by putting a small amount of water or another liquid on it, especially to stop it from getting too dry: Add just enough water to moisten the cake mixture. | Tom paused and moistened his lips.
▪dampen to make something slightly wet by putting a little water on it: Rain came in through the window, dampening the curtains.
sat‧u‧rate2 /ˈsætʃərət, ˈsætʃərɪt/ noun [countable usually plural]
a type of fat from meat or milk products that is thought to be less healthy than other kinds of fat from vegetables or fish
SYN saturated fat:
Choose a type of spread that’s lower in saturates than butter.
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verb [transitive] Date: 1500-1600
Language: Latin
Origin: past participle of saturare, from satur 'having had enough'
1. formal to make something very wet Language: Latin
Origin: past participle of saturare, from satur 'having had enough'
SYN soak
OPP dry:
2. to put a lot of something into a particular place, especially so that you could not add any more
saturate something with something
3. saturate the market to offer so much of a product for sale that there is more than people want to buy
4. technical to mix as much of a solid into a chemical mixture as possible
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noun [countable usually plural]a type of fat from meat or milk products that is thought to be less healthy than other kinds of fat from vegetables or fish
SYN saturated fat: