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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary de·hy·drate DATE 1876 transitive verb 1. a. to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water b. to remove water from (as foods) 2. to deprive of vitality or savor intransitive verb : to lose water or body fluids English Etymology dehydrate 1854, from Gk. hydor "water" (see water (n.1)). A chemical term at first, given a broader extension 1880s. Related: Dehydration(1834). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 dehydrate de·hy·drate / di:5haidreit; 7di:hai5dreit / verb1. [VN] [usually passive] to remove the water from sth, especially food, in order to preserve it 使(食物)脱水 2. 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: ▪ [V] Runners can dehydrate very quickly in this heat. 天这样热,赛跑运动员很快会脱水。 ▪ [VN] the dehydrating effects of alcohol 酒精引起的脱水 • de·hy·dra·tion / 7di:hai5dreiFn / noun [U] : to suffer from dehydration 受脱水之苦 • de·hy·drated / 7di:hai5dreitid / adj.: Drink lots of water to avoid becoming dehydrated. 要大量饮水,以免脱水。 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged de·hy·drate \dēˈhīˌdrāt, usu -ād.+V\ verb Etymology: de- + hydrate transitive verb 1. a. : to remove hydrogen and oxygen from (as a compound) in the proportion in which they form water < dehydrated castor oil > b. : to remove chemically combined water or water of hydration from < dehydrated alums > 2. : to remove water or moisture from (as foods or air) : render free from water : dry completely : desiccate — compare dehumidify 3. : to deprive of strength, meaning, or vitality < creeps in like the desert wind and dehydrates the soul — James Jones > : make flat, insipid, or uninspiring < touches nothing that he does not dehydrate — Economist > intransitive verb : to lose water or the elements of water : become dehydrated Synonyms: see dry |
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