| 释义 |
soak /səʊk/ vi. | vt. | n. | phr.
I ❶ vi.
1. 湿透；浸湿
You shouldn't have gone out in the rain — your clothes are soaking. 你原不应冒雨外出，这不，衣服全湿透了。
2. 浸泡，浸渍
The soybeans soaked overnight. 大豆浸泡了一夜。
Your trousers are soaking in the sink. 你的裤子正浸在水槽里。
3. 渗透；印
That spilt ink has soaked into the carpet. 那泼出的墨汁已渗透到地毯里去了。
Water will soak through the soil. 水会渗土而过。
The day soaked through the fog. 日光穿透了雾层。
The facts soaked into his mind. 那些事实印入他的头脑。
4. 〈古〉狂饮
They were soaking all day long at the bar. 他们终日泡在酒吧里。
5. 【冶】(金属)经受均热处理
❷ vt.
1. 使湿透；把…浸湿
That shower has completely soaked my clothes. 那阵大雨把我淋得全身衣服都湿透了。
I'm soaked to the skin! 我浑身湿透了!
The rain soaks the earth. 雨水滋润大地。
2. 浸泡，浸渍
She soaked the beans before cooking them. 她把豆子浸泡后才煮。
She soaked the clothes overnight in soapy water. 她将衣服放在肥皂水中泡过夜。
He likes to soak himself in a warm bath. 他喜欢泡热水浴。
men soaked in old prejudices 充满陈旧偏见的人们
3. 浸洗掉；去除 (out)
I've got a dirty mark on my shirt, but I can soak it out. 我衬衫上沾了污迹，不过我能把它洗掉。
She soaked the stains out of the dress. 她除掉了衣服上的污点。
4. 使浸湿而脱落(off)
soak off the cardboard with a solvent 用溶剂将硬纸板浸湿而使之脱落
A good way to get a stamp off an envelope is to soak it off. 从信封上取下邮票的一个好办法是把它弄湿后揭下。
5. 吸收；摄取 (up,in)
The earth soaks up rainwater. 大地吸收雨水。
Sponges soak in moisture. 海绵能吸收水分。
They gathered around the stove to soak up warmth. 他们聚在火炉周围取暖。
People are seen soaking up sun on the beach. 可以看到人们在海滩上晒太阳。
The child absolutely soaks up information! 那小孩学起来真快!
6. 使沉湎；使热衷
He soaked himself in the subject before daring to write about it. 他悉心研究这个题目之后才敢下笔写。
She soaks herself in romantic novels. 她热衷于阅读富有浪漫色彩的小说。
7. 〈口〉狂饮；使喝醉
All of them could soak the stuff up at an alarming rate. 他们都能以惊人速度喝大量的烈酒。
soak oneself 喝醉
8. 〈口〉向…敲竹杠，敲诈；向…征收重税
The firm soaked me for the few repairs they did to my house. 这家公司给我的房子作了几处小修小补就敲了我一笔竹杠。
The man's trying to soak me 50 dollars a day for this small room. 租这么个小房间，这家伙就想敲诈我50美元一天。
Poverty could not be eliminated by soaking the rich. 贫穷是不能靠对富人的巧取豪夺来消灭的。
9. 〈美俚〉痛打；重罚
He was soaked for that mistake. 他因犯了那个错误而受重罚。
10. 〈英俚〉典当(物品)
11. 【冶】使(金属)经受均热处理
II n.
1. 浸泡，浸渍
Give the sheets a good soak. 把被单好好地浸泡一下。
2. 湿透；浸透
3. 浸泡液，浸渍液
4. 〈英口〉大雨
5. 狂饮滥喝；〈口〉酒鬼，醉鬼
He is an old soak. 他是个老酒鬼。
6. 〈英俚〉典当
I've put my gold watch in soak. 我把我的金表当了。
7. 〈澳新〉水洼，积水洼地
[< OE sōcian to cook¹ < sūcan, 见 SUCK] phr. soak up 耗资 The project has soaked up over ￡1 million. 这项工程已经耗资100万英镑。 |