soak
vt. 浸泡,浸透; 吸入; 沉浸在(工作或学习中); 湿透
vi. 浸泡; 渗透或浸透,渗出; 讲话者暂停了一下; [俚语] 酗酒
n. 湿透; 酒鬼; 浸湿性; [俚语]醉汉
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...
将豆子浸泡 2 小时。
He turned off the water and left the dishes to soak.
他关上水龙头,让盘子浸泡在水中。
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...
水浸湿了他的夹克和衬衫。
Soak the soil around each bush with at least 4 gallons of water.
用至少 4 加仑的水浸湿每株灌木周围的土。
If a liquid soaks through something, it passes through it.
There was so much blood it had soaked through my boxer shorts...
血流得太多,渗透了我的平脚短裤。
Rain had soaked into the sand.
雨水渗入了沙地。
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.
我需要在热腾腾的澡盆里好好地泡一泡。
1. the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid);
2. washing something by allowing it to soak
1. submerge in a liquid;
2. rip off; ask an unreasonable price
3. cover with liquid; pour liquid onto;
4. leave as a guarantee in return for money;
5. beat severely; slang
6. make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)
7. become drunk or drink excessively
8. fill, soak, or imbue totally;
9. heat a metal prior to working it
soak something up
吸水
Don't soak up everything uncritically.
不要不加批判地接受一切.
Do you think the dirt will soak out?
你认为这污垢会泡掉 吗 ?
You do nothing but soak with the guests all day long.
你整天无所事是却和人家酗酒.
Soak your hair brushes with warm water and soda to get the oil off of them.
用热苏打水浸泡你的梳子可以去除上面的油脂.
He's a dreadful old soak.
他可真是大酒鬼.