soak
vt. 浸泡,浸透; 吸入; 沉浸在(工作或學習中); 溼透
vi. 浸泡; 滲透或浸透,滲出; 講話者暫停了一下; [俚語] 酗酒
n. 溼透; 酒鬼; 浸溼性; [俚語]醉漢
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...
將豆子浸泡 2 小時。
He turned off the water and left the dishes to soak.
他關上水龍頭,讓盤子浸泡在水中。
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...
水浸溼了他的夾克和襯衫。
Soak the soil around each bush with at least 4 gallons of water.
用至少 4 加侖的水浸溼每株灌木周圍的土。
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,滲透了我的平腳短褲。
Rain had soaked into the sand.
雨水滲入了沙地。
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.
我需要在熱騰騰的澡盆裡好好地泡一泡。
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?
你認為這汙垢會泡掉 嗎 ?
You do nothing but soak with the guests all day long.
你整天無所事是卻和人家酗酒.
Soak your hair brushes with warm water and soda to get the oil off of them.
用熱蘇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.