soak
- IPA[sōk]
美式
- make or allow (something) to become thoroughly wet by immersing it in liquid；be immersed in water or another liquid
- an act of immersing someone or something in liquid for a period of time；a heavy drinker
verb: soak, 3rd person present: soaks, gerund or present participle: soaking, past tense: soaked, past participle: soaked
noun: soak, plural noun: soaks
- 釋義
- 片語
動詞
- 1. make or allow (something) to become thoroughly wet by immersing it in liquid soak the beans overnight in water 同義詞
- ▪ be immersed in water or another liquid she spent some time soaking in a hot bath
- ▪ (of a liquid) cause (something or someone) to become extremely wet the rain poured down, soaking their hair 同義詞
- ▪ (of a liquid) penetrate or permeate something completely cold water was soaking into my shoes the sweat soaked through his clothes 同義詞
- ▪ remove something by immersing it in water for a period of time don't disturb the wound—soak the dressing off if necessary
- 2. informal impose heavy charges or taxation on he is again vowing to soak the rich, as he has long threatened to do
- 3. archaic, informal drink heavily you keep soaking in taverns
名詞
- 1. an act of immersing someone or something in liquid for a period of time I'm looking forward to a long soak in the tub
- 2. informal a heavy drinker his daughter stayed up to put the old soak to bed
