“使湿润”常见的英文表达是 moisten,它是一个及物动词,后面可直接接被湿润的对象。例如:
Use a damp cloth to moisten the surface before cleaning.(清洁前先用湿布使表面湿润。)
The rain began to moisten the dry earth.(雨开始使干涸的土地湿润。)
此外,wet 也可作及物动词,意为“使……湿;弄湿”,不过它更侧重于强调“浸湿、使变湿”这一动作,且在日常口语中更为常用。例如:
Don't wet your clothes in the rain.(别在雨中把衣服弄湿了。)
She wet a towel and wiped the table.(她弄湿了一条毛巾,然后擦桌子。)