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单词 soaking
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Definition of soaking in English:

soaking

adjective ˈsəʊkɪŋˈsoʊkɪŋ
  • Extremely wet; wet through.

    his jacket was soaking
    as submodifier your hair's soaking wet
    Example sentencesExamples
    • She was soaking wet and had bald patches as well as open cuts and sores around her back legs.
    • I caught him under one of the chairs and that's when I realized I'd gotten him soaking wet.
    • Everything was soaking wet from the waterfall trek so I managed to get a washing line set up to dry our clothes.
    • I was still soaking wet from the shower when he arrived at my apartment.
    • He was shaking and was soaking wet with his own sweat.
    • The entire room was soaking and sopping wet when we entered.
    • She started to walk, barefoot, soaking wet, for almost half a kilometre down the gravel road toward her friend to get help.
    • My hair was already plastered against my neck, soaking wet.
    • He turned his head when his mother began to strip Allie of her soaking wet clothes.
    • And all the people and all the animals ran out into the rain, for they did not care that the fields were now muddy or that they were soaking wet.
    • The rain is coming down in sheets, and while I'm hungry, I have no particular desire to get soaking wet and catch a cold.
    • The weather today is typically British, which means if we go out on the bikes we will get soaking wet and covered in mud.
    • I was still soaking wet and just wanted a shower and some ice cream.
    • He was found soaking wet in the middle of the night, unable to speak and dressed in an expensive dinner suit.
    • Danny removed Emma's soaking clothes and she shivered, but didn't wake up.
    • Two weeks ago we noted the first three courses of brick, upon which the timber frame building is built, were soaking wet.
    • I recall camping out with friends in a little makeshift tent; when it rained we all had to run home because we would all get soaking wet.
    • He was soaking wet, but fully dressed in a black suit, with no clue as to his origin.
    • They were already soaking wet by the time they got to the front door.
    • It was freezing and I had to walk home my little grey silk lined shorts soaking wet and ruined.
    Synonyms
    drenched, soaked, soaked to the skin, like a drowned rat, wet through, soaked through, sodden, soggy, waterlogged, saturated, sopping (wet), dripping (wet), wringing (wet), streaming
noun ˈsəʊkɪŋˈsoʊkɪŋ
  • An act of wetting something thoroughly.

    in spring, give the soil a good soaking
    Example sentencesExamples
    • She allowed Yvonne plenty of rest and perhaps a few more soakings in the tub than was prudent.
    • Managers from the branch sat in the stocks outside being pelted with wet sponges, and firefighters turned up with a hose to give them a soaking.
    • Between soakings, an adhesive bandage can protect the nail area.
    • The country side got a good steady soaking.
    • The soaking also helps to clean the dried bean and speeds up the cooking time.
    • Having already had a soaking, I opted to swim back across, and passed a few of the more determined members clinging to the walls on the way!
    • Local street wardens will also volunteer for a soaking when they take a turn in the stocks.
    • If the soil is dry, give it a good soaking otherwise the rhizomes can be difficult to lift, especially when congested.
    • Bathe or shower daily, but use warm, not hot water and avoid long soakings.
    • It is processed by a series of soakings, which remove the bitter taste, after which it can be boiled to make an edible jelly or dried and ground to a flour for bread-making.
    • And while Leicester won, their fans got a thorough soaking on the open stand at Portsmouth.
    • Those living in Greater London are the least likely to hand-wash their cars with an average of just 2.2 soakings annually.
    • Cover the holes with soil and give the bulbs a thorough soaking of water.
    • Spring is a changeable season with periods of fine weather broken by soakings of rain, he said.
    • She added that the recent weather, thorough soakings followed by bright sunshine, had created ideal ground for the event.
    • Alison's stretch limousine surprise also came as a bit of a relief for Brian who had been dripping wet most of the day after countless soakings from work colleagues, who threw buckets of water over him.
    • So it got a good soaking with soapy water too.
    • Several drivers have had to endure repeated soakings because their cars have no roof.
    • At the end of the day, volunteers often take part in early evening hikes, stargazing and hot-spring soakings.
    • It needs only a couple of deep soakings in July after the bloom to keep it from going brown in the heat of summer.

Rhymes

Woking
 
 

Definition of soaking in US English:

soaking

adjectiveˈsoʊkɪŋˈsōkiNG
  • Extremely wet; wet through.

    his jacket was soaking
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The entire room was soaking and sopping wet when we entered.
    • They were already soaking wet by the time they got to the front door.
    • I caught him under one of the chairs and that's when I realized I'd gotten him soaking wet.
    • The rain is coming down in sheets, and while I'm hungry, I have no particular desire to get soaking wet and catch a cold.
    • He was found soaking wet in the middle of the night, unable to speak and dressed in an expensive dinner suit.
    • She was soaking wet and had bald patches as well as open cuts and sores around her back legs.
    • He was shaking and was soaking wet with his own sweat.
    • And all the people and all the animals ran out into the rain, for they did not care that the fields were now muddy or that they were soaking wet.
    • I was still soaking wet and just wanted a shower and some ice cream.
    • Two weeks ago we noted the first three courses of brick, upon which the timber frame building is built, were soaking wet.
    • Everything was soaking wet from the waterfall trek so I managed to get a washing line set up to dry our clothes.
    • He was soaking wet, but fully dressed in a black suit, with no clue as to his origin.
    • He turned his head when his mother began to strip Allie of her soaking wet clothes.
    • It was freezing and I had to walk home my little grey silk lined shorts soaking wet and ruined.
    • I was still soaking wet from the shower when he arrived at my apartment.
    • My hair was already plastered against my neck, soaking wet.
    • I recall camping out with friends in a little makeshift tent; when it rained we all had to run home because we would all get soaking wet.
    • She started to walk, barefoot, soaking wet, for almost half a kilometre down the gravel road toward her friend to get help.
    • The weather today is typically British, which means if we go out on the bikes we will get soaking wet and covered in mud.
    • Danny removed Emma's soaking clothes and she shivered, but didn't wake up.
    Synonyms
    drenched, soaked, soaked to the skin, like a drowned rat, wet through, soaked through, sodden, soggy, waterlogged, saturated, sopping, sopping wet, dripping, dripping wet, wringing, wringing wet, streaming
nounˈsoʊkɪŋˈsōkiNG
  • An act of wetting something thoroughly.

    in spring, give the soil a good soaking
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Alison's stretch limousine surprise also came as a bit of a relief for Brian who had been dripping wet most of the day after countless soakings from work colleagues, who threw buckets of water over him.
    • Spring is a changeable season with periods of fine weather broken by soakings of rain, he said.
    • It is processed by a series of soakings, which remove the bitter taste, after which it can be boiled to make an edible jelly or dried and ground to a flour for bread-making.
    • At the end of the day, volunteers often take part in early evening hikes, stargazing and hot-spring soakings.
    • She added that the recent weather, thorough soakings followed by bright sunshine, had created ideal ground for the event.
    • Bathe or shower daily, but use warm, not hot water and avoid long soakings.
    • Several drivers have had to endure repeated soakings because their cars have no roof.
    • She allowed Yvonne plenty of rest and perhaps a few more soakings in the tub than was prudent.
    • Cover the holes with soil and give the bulbs a thorough soaking of water.
    • Between soakings, an adhesive bandage can protect the nail area.
    • The soaking also helps to clean the dried bean and speeds up the cooking time.
    • It needs only a couple of deep soakings in July after the bloom to keep it from going brown in the heat of summer.
    • The country side got a good steady soaking.
    • Local street wardens will also volunteer for a soaking when they take a turn in the stocks.
    • Managers from the branch sat in the stocks outside being pelted with wet sponges, and firefighters turned up with a hose to give them a soaking.
    • And while Leicester won, their fans got a thorough soaking on the open stand at Portsmouth.
    • Those living in Greater London are the least likely to hand-wash their cars with an average of just 2.2 soakings annually.
    • So it got a good soaking with soapy water too.
    • Having already had a soaking, I opted to swim back across, and passed a few of the more determined members clinging to the walls on the way!
    • If the soil is dry, give it a good soaking otherwise the rhizomes can be difficult to lift, especially when congested.
 
 
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