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单词 water-soaked
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water-soakedadj.

Brit. /ˈwɔːtəˌsəʊkt/, U.S. /ˈwɔdərˌsoʊkt/, /ˈwɑdərˌsoʊkt/
Forms: late Middle English water-sooked, 1600s water-soak't, 1700s– water-soaked.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., English soaked , soak v.
Etymology: < water n. + soaked, past participle of soak v. Compare later water-soak v. Compare also later soaked adj. Compare also water soggen adj.
1. Of part of the body: affected by an accumulation of fluid. Obsolete.
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a1425 ( H. Daniel Liber Uricrisiarum (Wellcome 225) 311 (MED) Þe synewes in syk folk are..water-sapied & water-sooked becaus of mykyll wyk humidite.
2. That has been soaked in or saturated with water; sodden, drenched.
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the world > matter > liquid > condition of being or making wet > condition of being or making very wet > [adjective] > with water
water-washena1400
water soggen1440
water-soaken1625
water-soaked1711
1711 Narr. Sufferings John Dean 4 We used our utmost Endeavour to get Fire..but having nothing but what had been long water-soak'd, we cou'd not effect it.
1751 London Mag. Mar. 143/2 All the combustibles in their possession being thoroughly water-soaked.
1798 Rep. Directors Western Inland Lock-Navigation Co. 20 To draw and lay upon the shores such of the water soaked timber, which when raised from the bed of those streams will not float down the same.
1821 J. Thompson Action of Fluid 7 Suppose a log of water-soaked timber..balanced on one end..it would not be found any more floatsome in consequence of its position.
1865 E. Burritt Walk to Land's End 114 The park proper..was as sour, water-soaked and humpy as any portion of Richmond Park.
1913 Sat. Evening Post 16 Sept. 1/1 As it lies prone in the nest it might be a water-soaked bit of beet or a worn-out dish-rag.
1953 H. S. Zim & H. M. Smith Reptiles & Amphibians vi. 149 The Tree Salamander of the Pacific Coast frequently live in water-soaked cavities of trees.
1960 Rotarian Jan. 29/1 The sight of a near-by spotted-leopard ray some eight feet across may send cold chills rippling up and down your water-soaked spine.
1989 M. K. Matossian Poisons of Past iii. 51 Indeed, water-soaked grain is unhealthy for rats.
2012 N.Y. Mag. 12 Nov. 52/1 She is..the one who deciphered his handwritten, water-soaked third manuscript.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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