释义 |
soak /sōk/ transitive verb (pap soaked or (rarely) soakˈen)- To steep in a liquid
- To drench
- To saturate
- To absorb (liquid) (with up; also figurative)
- To draw through the pores
- To bathe thoroughly (N American)
- To beat, pummel (slang)
- To overcharge, tax heavily, etc (informal)
intransitive verb- To be steeped in a liquid
- To pass through pores
- To drink (usu alcohol) to excess, to guzzle
- To soften by heating
noun- The process or act of soaking
- A drenching
- A marshy place
- A heavy or habitual drinker
ORIGIN: ME soke, from OE socian, a weak verb related to sūcan to suck soakˈage noun - The process or period of soaking
- Liquid that has percolated
soakˈer noun - Someone who or something that soaks
- A small piece of sheet lead used to form a watertight joint with slates or tiles at a chimney or wall where it projects above the surface of a roof
soakˈing noun and adjective soakˈingly adverb soakˈaway noun A depression or excavated pit into which water percolates |