| 单词 | soak |
| 释义 | soak v 1 (a) [I, Ipr] ~ (in sth) become thoroughly wet by being in liquid or by absorbing liquid 浸; 泡; 湿透 The dirty clothes are soaking in soapy water. 脏衣服都在肥皂水里泡著呢. Leave the dried beans to soak overnight. 把这些乾豆子泡一夜. (b) [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (in sth) cause sth to absorb as much liquid as possible 使某物尽量吸收液体; 使浸透 soak bread in milk 把面包泡在牛奶里 He soaked his stained shirt in hot water. 他把脏衬衫浸在热水里了. (fig 比喻) He soaked himself in (ie allowed himself to absorb) the atmosphere of the place. 他尽情沉浸在这种环境的气氛之中. 2 [Ipr, Ip] ~ into/through sth; ~ in enter (and pass through) sth; penetrate 进入（并穿过）某物; 渗透 The rain had soaked through his coat. 雨把他的大衣淋透了. Clean up that wine before it soaks in(to the carpet). 趁那酒还没渗进（地毯里）去, 快把它擦乾净. 3 [Tn] (infml 口) extract money from (sb) by charging or taxing very heavily 向（某人）榨取金钱或徵收重税 Are you in favour of soaking the rich? 你赞成向富人多徵税吗? 4 (idm 习语) soaked/wet to the skin => skin. 5 (phr v) soak sth off/out remove sth by soaking in water 浸泡以除去某物 soak out a stain from a shirt 浸掉衬衫上的污迹 Soak a label off a jam jar. 把果酱罐上的标签泡下去. soak sb through make a person and his clothes completely wet 使某人全身湿透 Don´t stand out there: you´ll get soaked through. 你别站在外边, 要不全身都要湿透了. soak sth up (a) take in (liquid); absorb sth 吸入（液体）; 吸收某物 Use a paper towel to soak up the cooking oil. 用纸巾把食油吸乾. (b) receive and absorb sth 接受并吸收某事物 soaking up the sunshine 晒太阳 soaking up the atmosphere of the Spanish villages 沉浸在西班牙乡村的空气中 That child soaks up new facts like a sponge! 那孩子吸收新知识像海绵似的! soak (also soaking), n 1 act of soaking 浸; 泡; 湿透 Give the sheets a good soak. 把床单好好泡一泡. 2 (infml 口) habitual drinker; alcoholic 酒徒; 酒鬼 He´s a dreadful old soak. 他可真是大酒鬼. |
| 随便看 |
英汉双解词典包含38652条英汉词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。