The rain saturated the ground, turning it into mud.
雨水浸透了地面,把它变成了泥浆。
Choose the word that is most similar in meaning to “saturate”:
C — Drench. “saturate” means v. to soak; fill completely; drench
The heavy autumn rain quickly began to ______ the soft, dry ground.
A — saturate. “saturate” means v. to soak; fill completely; drench
saturate — v. to soak; fill completely; drench. In Chinese: 使饱和,浸透.
saturate is pronounced /ˈsætʃəreɪt/. It breaks into 3 syllables: sat · u · rate.
The rain saturated the ground, turning it into mud. (雨水浸透了地面,把它变成了泥浆。)
soak, drench, permeate — all close in meaning to saturate (v. to soak; fill completely; drench).
Yes. saturate appears on the iSEE Vocab Upper list, which covers 804 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
satur(engorged) + ate → soak thoroughly, engorged.