| 单词 | soak |
| 释义 | soak (soʊk ) Word forms: soaks , soaking , soaked 1. verb B2 If you soak something or leave it to soak, you put it into a liquid and leave it there. Soak the beans for 2 hours. [VERB noun] He turned off the water and left the dishes to soak. [VERB] Synonyms: steep, immerse, submerge, infuse 2. verb If a liquid soaks something or if you soak something with a liquid, the liquid makes the thing very wet. The water had soaked his jacket and shirt. [VERB noun] Soak the soil around each bush with at least 4 gallons of water. [VERB noun + with] Synonyms: wet, damp, saturate, drench 3. verb If a liquid soaks through something, it passes through it. There was so much blood it had soaked through my boxer shorts. [VERB preposition/adverb] Rain had soaked into the sand. [VERB preposition/adverb] Synonyms: penetrate, pervade, permeate, enter 4. verb If someone soaks, they spend a long time in a hot bath, because they enjoy it. What I need is to soak in a hot tub. [VERB] Soak is also a noun. I was having a long soak in the bath. 5. See also soaked, soaking Phrasal verbs: soak up 1. phrasal verb B2 If a soft or dry material soaks up a liquid, the liquid goes into the substance. The cells will promptly start to soak up moisture. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 2. phrasal verb If you soak up the sun, you sit or lie in the sun, because you enjoy it. [informal] I was lying on my stomach soaking up the sun. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] 3. phrasal verb If you soak up the atmosphere in a place that you are visiting, you observe or get involved in the way of life there, because you enjoy it or are interested in it. [informal] Keaton comes here once or twice a year to soak up the atmosphere. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 4. phrasal verb If something soaks up something such as money or other resources, it uses a great deal of money or other resources. Defence soaks up forty per cent of the budget. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Such an investigation would soak up a huge amount of resources. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] Translations: Chinese: 浸透 Japanese: 浸す |
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