saturate
verb uk/ˈsætʃ.ər.eɪt/ us/ˈsætʃ.ər.eɪt/
(MAKE WET)
[ T often passive ]使湿透;浸透;渗透
to make something or someone completely wet
The grass had been saturated by overnight rain. 一夜的雨淋透了草地。
He had cut his leg badly, and his trousers were saturated with/in blood. 他划破了腿，伤势严重，裤子都被血浸透了。
(FILL)
[ T ]使充满；使饱和
to fill a thing or place completely so that no more can be added
The police saturated (= a large number of police officers were sent into) the area. 大批警察被派往该地区。
saturate the market 使市场饱和
to provide too much of a product so that there is more of this product available than there are people who want to buy it
Since the US market has now been saturated, drug dealers are looking to Europe. 由于美国的市场现在已经饱和，毒贩们开始转向欧洲。
saturate
noun [ C usually plural, U ] uk/ˈsætʃ.ə.rət/ us/ˈsætʃ.ə.rət/
饱和脂肪（同 saturated fat）
a saturated fat specialized
Compare: polyunsaturate