saturation
UK/sætʃə'reɪʃ(ə)n/US/.sætʃә'reiʃәn/
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Definitions
n.
The state of being completely soaked or filled so no more can be held.
饱和；浸透。
n.
The intensity or vividness of a color.
（颜色的）饱和度。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedsaturateenough, full, satisfied
+
-ionact, process, state
=saturation
saturate + -ion = the state or point of being saturated. Saturation is the limit where nothing more fits — a saturation point in a market, or, in imaging, how pure and intense a color is (high saturation = vivid, low = washed out).
Common Collocations
- 1.market saturation市场饱和
- 2.color saturation色彩饱和度
- 3.saturation point饱和点
- 4.saturation bombing饱和轰炸
Example Sentences
- 1.
The market has reached saturation point.
- 2.
Turn up the saturation to make the photo more vivid.