释义 |
soak/səʊk/ v. & n.●v. 1 tr. & intr. make or become thoroughly wet through saturation with or in liquid 浸,泡 2 tr. (of rain etc.) drench (雨等)浸透,湿透 3 tr. (foll. by 后跟 in, up)a absorb (liquid) 吸收(液体) b acquire (knowledge etc.) copiously 汲取(知识等) 4 refl. (often foll. by 常后跟 in) steep (oneself) in a subject of study etc. 沉浸在(学习等中) 5 intr. (foll. by 后跟 in, into, through) (of liquid) make its way or penetrate by saturation (液体)渗透,渗入 6 tr. colloq. extract money from by an extortionate charge, taxation, etc. [口] (通过收过高费用、加税等)向…敲竹杠,敲诈 soak the rich 向有钱人敲竹杠 7 intr. colloq. drink persistently; booze [口]豪饮,狂饮 8 tr. (as 作 soaked adj.) very drunk 烂醉如泥的 ●n. 1 the act of soaking or the state of being soaked 浸,泡;浸湿,浸透 2 a drinking bout 豪饮,狂饮 3 colloq. a hard drinker [口]酒鬼,醉汉 □ soakage n.□ soaker n.[Old English socian, related to soc ‘sucking at the breast’, sūcan SUCK] |