“蘸湿”常见的英文表达是 “dip wet” ,不过这种表达相对比较直白、简单。更地道自然的说法是 “moisten by dipping” ,强调通过蘸取的动作使某物变湿。
例句:
She dipped the cloth in the water to moisten it by dipping.(她把布蘸到水里,使其蘸湿 。)