Dictionary Workbench Ondict

soggy

Dictionary entry view. Switch to definition mode above when you know the meaning but not the word.

soggy

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++sog·gy /ˈsɒɡi $ ˈsɑːɡi/ adjective  WETunpleasantly wet and soft 湿透的,湿软的 The ground was soggy from the rain. 雨后地面湿透了。 The sandwiches have gone all soggy. 那些三明治全都变得湿乎乎软塌塌的。see thesaurus at soft, wet
Examples from the Corpus
soggyBreakfast was terrible - the eggs were burnt and the toast was soggy.A second entry and exit gate was available, but the soggy conditions would have rendered it useless within minutes.Rainy days could mean exposed roots, soggy fields, or plows that drowned in the mud and muck.At the time our soggy mission was a singleminded search for a classic Vienna coffeehouse.Rick couldn't face another picnic lunch on a soggy paper plate.A soggy pile of old leaves lay in the corner of the yard.These cornflakes get soggy really fast in milk.Showers spray everywhere, creating soggy toilet paper and slippery floors.I forgot my wetness, my dripping jeans, the soggy waterlogged ground.She furiously grasped hold of a clump of soggy weed and after more slipping and sliding finally managed to heave herself out.It is not a thought soggy with the milk of human kindness.gone ... soggyHis corn flakes had probably gone soggy at breakfast too.
Origin soggy (1700-1800) sog area of wet ground ((16-19 centuries))
sog·gy adjectiveChineseSyllable
Corpus wet soft unpleasantly and


soggy
soggy /ˈsɒɡi $ ˈsɑːɡi/ adjective
 Date: 1700-1800
 Origin: sog 'area of wet ground' (16-19 centuries)
unpleasantly wet and soft:
    The ground was soggy from the rain.
    The sandwiches have gone all soggy.


soggyBrE /ˈsɒɡi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsɑːɡi/ 🔊 adjective (sog·gier, sog·gi·est) wet and soft, usually in a way that is unpleasant 湿而软的;潮湿的;受潮的We squelched over the soggy ground. 我们咕叽咕叽地走过泥泞的土地。🔊🔊soggy bread受潮的面包