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dew

noun
🔊/djuː/
🔊/duː/
 [uncountable, singular]
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  1. the very small drops of water that form on the ground, etc. during the night露；露水
    • The grass was wet with early morning dew.清晨的露水使得青草湿漉漉的。🔊🔊
    • There was a heavy dew this morning.今天早上露水很重。
    Homophones dew | duedew   due
    🔊/djuː/
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    • dew noun
      • The dew sparkled in the morning sunlight.露水在早晨的阳光下闪闪发光。
    • due adjective
      • The fourth soloist was absent due to an illness.第四位独奏者因病缺席。
    • due noun
      • Despite his talent, radio and TV have never given him his due.尽管有天赋，广播和电视从未给过他应得的。
    • due adverb
      • They sailed due north.他们向北航行。
    Topics Weatherc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • heavy
    • morning
    … of dew
    • drop
    dew + verb
    • form
    • drip
    • fall
    • …
    dew + noun
    • drop
    • point
    phrases
    • damp with dew
    • wet with dew
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    Word OriginOld English dēaw, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dauw and German Tau (noun), tauen (verb).